This is traditionally told as a straightforward story of human progress. After humans made the switch, population growth ...

Listen, I always knew animals were way smarter than we all thought, but what put me over the edge was the day my best friend ...

Kartchner Caverns State Park is like nature’s own subterranean art gallery, complete with stalactites, stalagmites, and enough “oohs” and “aahs” to fill a cavern. This hidden gem was kept secret for ...

With the start of summer just days away, many of us will be looking forward to long sunny days spent at the beach, by the ...

This study presents an important finding that ant nest structure and digging behavior depend on ant age demographics for a ground-dwelling ant species (Camponotus fellah). By asking whether ants ...

Ants are tiny so that it’s nearly impossible to keep them out of your house, says Bertone. But these tips can help: · Remove ...

The small industrious wood ant can do more than just build high nests in spruce forests. A newly published article in the ...

Ants create trail networks using pheromones, linking nests to food sources. Researchers used mathematical models to study ...

Researchers have discovered that in a foraging ant's search for food, it will leave pheromone trails connecting its colony to multiple food sources when they're available, successfully creating the ...

"All those nests could move further in [and] flush downstream toward the city and Moreton, and infest new areas." While other ants exhibit similar rafting techniques, fire ants are especially good ...

You’re most likely to encounter fire ants at their nests, which look like a pile of powdery soil. A fire ant nest doesn’t have an obvious entry, which is a good way to distinguish them from ...