Species with thinner protective barriers may need fewer resources and tend to have a greater ability to adapt to new habitats ...

Ant species that evolved thinner shells traded individual armor protection for increases in colony size, University of ...

Winter's warmth and shelter attract common pests like lizards, rats, cockroaches, ants, and spiders indoors. These unwelcome ...

The research focused on Lasius neglectus, a species of garden ant. Unlike adult workers, which can leave the nest to die when ...

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

The researchers think the pattern they observed in ants reflects a more universal trend in the evolution of societal ...

Ants produce diverse, targeted antimicrobial compounds that inhibit drug-resistant pathogens, offering insights for new ...

Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? As silly as it sounds, the question captures a real ...

If you find that ants keep showing up and don't know why, check this area. If you're not cleaning it often, it may be ...

Learn how ants traded individual protection for collective power — and what it reveals about how complex societies evolve.

"Humans have relied on antibiotics for less than a century, yet many pathogens have already evolved resistance, giving rise ...

Mammals keep evolving into anteaters, eating only ants and termites, at least 12 times since the age the dinosaurs.