Could ants’ nests hold the secret to reducing traffic congestion on the 405 Freeway? In a new study, UCLA biologists discovered insights about how ants build their nests that could be useful for ...

Backyard ants use ancient, targeted antimicrobial strategies that could inspire new ways to fight drug-resistant superbugs in humans.

Virginia Tech scientists have discovered that common ants could help detect spotted lanternflies — invasive insects that have been sighted across the United States — before they have a chance to ...

Ants teach other ants how to find food using a poking and prodding technique called "tandem running," a new study reveals. Researchers say the experiment reveals the first nonhuman example of formal ...

Ants in your garden can be frustrating, but their activity can provide surprising benefits. Like beavers, ants are considered ecosystem engineers. As they build their nests, ants excavate soil from ...

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Climate shapes how ants and parasite interact, fight, and evolve as temperature and humidity drive behavior and genetic ...

Michael Schulson is a contributing editor for Undark. His work has also been published by Aeon, NPR, Pacific Standard, Scientific American, Slate, and Wired, among other publications. This story ...

From dogs sniffing for invasive mussels to ants helping improve the lake’s clarity, animals may play surprising roles in the future of Lake Tahoe. In October, the California Department of Fish and ...

Ants can either forage for food as individuals or recruit other members of their colonies to help search for or carry food back to their nests. UCLA biologists found that the strategies ants use to ...