Scientists say they have for the first time unlocked how a parasitic ant uses chemical warfare to take over the nest of a different species, by tricking workers into an unlikely assassination. The ...

Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on their own mother. By Rebecca Dzombak Rebecca Dzombak previously reported on ...

Mary Cybulski, a script supervisor and still photographer whose credits included “Synecdoche, New York,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Life of Pi,” has died after four years living with ...

Giuseppe Battaglia walks in his beautiful garden on the outskirts of Avola, on Sicily’s southeastern coast. He is wearing long socks and sneakers, despite the September sun and 30-degree-Celsius ...

What's worse than an ant bite? A fire ant bite. Fire ants, as their name might suggest, are reddish insects with stingers and venom pouches that they may use to attack areas of exposed skin, according ...

A species of ant found scurrying across southern Europe is the first animal found that clones males of another species. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

Queen Iberian harvester ants are capable of storing and cloning the sperm from a cousin species, spawning hybrid offspring to take on the hard work of keeping the colony intact. Reading time 3 minutes ...

Like battlefield medics, Florida carpenter ants are the first known animal to triage wounds and adapt treatments. In a first, researchers have observed that a species of Florida carpenter ant ...

This 1930s documentary-style film provides a detailed look into the lives and behaviors of ants, focusing on their social structure, nest-building, and survival instincts. The footage captures a large ...

A tiny but troublesome ant is creeping into Texas, and scientists are urging the public to stay alert. The Asian needle ant—small, dark, and easy to miss—has been in the U.S. since the 1930s, but ...

The 'Bridget Jones's Diary' star and the British TV personality have been dating since 2021 Caroline Blair is a writer for PEOPLE. She has been writing about celebrities, entertainment, reality TV ...