In Germany, tiny ants exhibit extended lifespans thanks to a parasitic tapeworm that cleverly alters their genetics to mimic ...

A tapeworm changes an ant's body in surprising ways, making infected workers live longer by switching queen-like biological ...

Until the discovery of antibiotic medicine last century, doctors frequently performed amputations to save the life of a patient with an infected wound. But humans aren’t the only animal to perform ...

Just like human societies, ant societies have a division of labor. Within a colony, some individuals feed the young while others are soldiers who protect the colony from intruders. New research across ...

The ant mounds on the heath, in the forest and in your garden are oases for life. The heat and nutrients from ant mounds make them the perfect home for unique plant and animal species, according to ...

Gardeners, hikers, agricultural growers, and more – a heads up! There is a new bug in town – the Asian needle ant. The ongoing warming of the planet is helping this invasive ant to spread into more ...