Ants are, more often than not, relatively harmless bugs to have in your yard, but if their nest is tearing up your lawn then it can be a good idea to move them along. But how do you kill ants in a ...

Two formica thatching ants or field ants on a dried brown leaf - David Havel/Shutterstock Ants: They're creepy, they're crawly, and they're generally a nuisance. They can also be tough to get rid of, ...

Ant colonies survive because individuals are willing to die. New research shows that some of the most vulnerable members, immobile pupae sealed in their cocoons, can sense when they are fatally ...

Scientists found that a fungus called Escovopsis living in ant nests has a long and surprising history. New research shows a ...

Ants are many things. Like, they're very strong for their size, and they're intensely social. And, as Ari Daniel reports, they might be sources of architectural inspiration, too, for designing spaces ...

The findings, which highlight a fundamental biological tradeoff, suggest that social complexity can arise when individuals ...

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

Certain ants appear to alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics, offering inspiration for disease control interventions in the human world as well. Ants are many things. Like, they're very ...