A groundbreaking study has uncovered that ants actively modify their nest networks to combat the spread of diseases within ...

A Concordia biology professor is calling on ant experts to develop a set of common principles that influence the way the insects respond when their habitat undergoes severe disruption. Lessard writes ...

Habitat alteration can have far-reaching consequences for natural communities and can alter existing species interactions in profound ways. Working in a tropical dry forest ecosystem in the Guanacaste ...

GLOBAL habitat destruction has a major impact on the largest and smallest animals, resulting in less diverse species of ants and potentially catastrophic environmental effects, research has found.

Discover the incredible world of ants in this educational timelapse video! Watch as ants exhibit their extraordinary teamwork ...

Ant colonies are surprisingly complex and definitely worthy of scientific observation. This was the basic premise behind the original ant farms (antariums) introduced in the late 1950s. From ads in ...

Despite the Xbox 360s, lifelike squawking hamsters and remote-controlled flying fairies now on the market, my 8-year-old daughter asked for just one thing last Christmas: an ant farm. I found that ...

In many ways, ants can outwit, outlast, and outplay humans. Their complex, cooperative societies enable them to survive and thrive in conditions that would challenge the individual. Here are 10 ...

A global study has found land clearing and habitat loss is leaving the world with mediocre ants. A team of 17 researchers led by Associate Professor Heloise Gibb from Melbourne's La Trobe University ...