Thai researchers have discovered a new ant species in a Trang rubber plantation, marking a world-first in the genus.

Some ants defend their colonies with a tactic so extreme it ends in self-destruction. This video explains how “exploding ants” rupture their own bodies to release a sticky, toxic chemical that can ...

The population of tiny stinging ants has surged despite efforts to control the invasive species. Experts fear devastating consequences if the infestation spirals out of control.

Two new rare ant fly species discovered in Delhi and the Western Ghats emphasize the need for urban and biodiversity ...

Even some 200 years after his death, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's scientific curiosity continues to yield new insights. This has now been demonstrated by biologists at Friedrich Schiller University ...

The classic thought experiment about a horse-sized duck and a hundred duck-sized horses is more than a joke. It captures a ...

A few months ago, I awoke to find a streak spanning the length of my kitchen wall that looked like it had been drawn there ...

Scientists discovered two rare ant-fly species in India, hiding inside ant nests. Metadon ghorpadei was found in Delhi and Metadon reemeri was found in Western Ghats, highlighting hidden biodiversity ...

The inclusions are so faint in the unpolished amber that Goethe, despite his interest in observing nature, likely never realized he had insects preserved inside what amount to biological time capsules ...

The ants that invaded our house were different from any ants I had ever seen — they were so tiny that they could get into food containers we thought were well-sealed. When I tried to smush them, the ...

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