Species with thinner protective barriers may need fewer resources and tend to have a greater ability to adapt to new habitats ...

Ants are among the most physically fragile insects on the planet, yet they dominate almost every land habitat and outweigh ...

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

The researchers think the pattern they observed in ants reflects a more universal trend in the evolution of societal ...

Research shows that some ants have learned how to treat their wounds, revealing one of the clearest examples of medical ...

Ant species that evolved thinner shells traded individual armor protection for increases in colony size, University of ...

Quick Take Argentine ants are a non-native, invasive species in the United States. They compete with bumble bees for prized ...

Southern states familiar with an invasive, stinging ant are facing a new foe: A hybrid bug that combines the fierce red fire ant and the hardy black fire ant. Imported fire ants have spread from their ...

An ant on the tip of a leaf - Bpratama/Getty Images When you discover a colony of ants on your property, it's unlikely that you'll be inclined to stop and investigate what species you've got crawling ...

A curious old folk practice claimed that contact with ants could transfer their energy and vitality to humans. This belief ...

(CNN) — An almost overlooked fossil discovered in a Brazilian museum collection has revealed the oldest ant specimen known to science, according to new research. The prehistoric ant lived among ...