Two weeks ago, Brooke Borel witnessed a modern wonder in Brooklyn. She gaped, transfixed as a group of ants hauled a piece of dog food up a vertical wall. How did they not only have the brute strength ...

The tiny brown clone walks alone, far away from its brethren. Its solitary path takes it round and round the edge of the small plastic dish as it completely ignores its siblings. Receive emails about ...

Florida carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus) selectively treat the wounded limbs of their fellow ants, according to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology. Depending on the location of ...

Campbell holds a PhD in ecological entomology from the University of Reading and is a lecturer in entomology at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, UK. Blanchard holds a PhD in evolutionary biology ...

Although humans may think we are alone in creating antibiotics, there is a species of ant that secretes an especially powerful one—no pharma lab required. The Matabele ants (Megaponera analis) of ...

If you’ve ever visited the rainforest exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, or walked in a real rainforest in Central or South America, you might have wondered what the ants ...