To ants, survival of the fittest is a sham. A new study has found that instead of competing for resources, working together has evolutionary advantages. A team of scientists led by Daniel Kronauer, an ...

According to a new study out of Rockefeller University, the way that ant colonies make group decisions closely mimics the way neurons behave in the human brain. In other words, they follow a colony ...

A growing body of peer-reviewed research is documenting how rising temperatures and human activity are altering animal ...

Some people change careers, and it seems that the Harpegnathos saltator ant can do the same; worker ants can switch to queen-like figures that are known as gamergates. Worker ants are not able to ...

Explores the intricate lives of ants in a bustling ant colony, likened to a city with a population of half a million. It highlights the social structure of ants, where worker ants perform various ...

Why would an ant walk in an endless circle until it dies of starvation and exhaustion? Known as an ant death spiral, or circular milling, this deadly phenomenon can cause hundreds of ants to follow ...

Bumble bees may overpower invasive Argentine ants in one-on-one fights, but those victories come at a hidden cost.

Let’s say you’re out hunting with some friends, and all of the sudden you are all gruesomely attacked. One of your buddies loses a leg or an arm. As you’re running for dear life, would you pick up ...

Move over, ant farms — ant hospitals are where the real action is. Scientists studying the behavior of African Matabele ants in Ivory Coast have found that the insects act like paramedics in a crisis, ...