Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ant species can amputate each other's legs and can also determine whether it is needed depending on the location of the wound, ...

Ant societies rely on precise recognition systems to maintain cooperation, but new research reveals that these systems are more adaptable than once believed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ants, milk and a pinch of culinary history: Researchers have investigated an unusual yoghurt recipe and find it does indeed work ...

Biochar may improve soil, but too much can harm ants, disrupting their behavior, teamwork, and the health of the ecosystem.

In the clonal raider ant (Ooceraea biroi), workers in a colony alternate between caring for larvae and laying eggs in a coordinated cycle. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology ...

Ants are packing up their families, including their queen, and hopping in a car for a ride to a new area where they can set up a home, according to a recent study. Yang recently published a paper in ...

Ants are among the most physically fragile insects on the planet, yet they dominate almost every land habitat and outweigh many larger animals in total biomass. New research argues that this success ...

What if I told you ants might be able to make delicious yogurt? NPR's Regina Barber reports on a study out of Denmark that put a traditional fermenting method to the test. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: ...

New research shows that terminally ill baby ants tell other ants to kill them, potentially protecting the rest of the colony from their infection. In a study published today in the journal Nature ...

(CN) — For creatures as tiny and generally defenseless as ants, communication between members of a colony is essential for survival. It has long been known that ants use pheromones to communicate, but ...

The rainforests of northern Australia are home to extraordinary ant colonies. Instead of dwelling in underground burrows, these ants inhabit canopies of trees, dozens of meters above the ground, ...

A team of evolutionary biologists has demonstrated that ants learn from experience. Led by Dr. Volker Nehring, research associate in the Evolutionary Biology and Animal Ecology group at the University ...