A recent study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that, despite their outsized ecological impact ...

Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that makes them forever reliant on their hosts ...

This week in science news: Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, may break down more rapidly in the atmosphere than ...

Rove beetles have evolved a neat trick to survive. They cloak themselves in ant pheromones, allowing them to enter and remain ...

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats affected by air pollution are attacked when they re-enter the colony. The ...

Air pollution may be turning ants against their own families, according to new research which suggests that such pollution ...

Earth's biosphere is brimming with symbiotic relationships: from bacteria that became our cells' mitochondria, to mycorrhizal fungi that help plants ...

And then there’s Sceptobius lativentris. Parker’s research revealed that the adult beetles turn off their ability to produce ...

In this video, I raised a queen trap-jaw ant into an entire ant colony, observing the ants' reactions to simulate real-world events. The surprising ending sets the stage for another intriguing video.

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Birds have a behavior known as anting, where ants crawl all over them. While creepy, it's important for their health! Keep ...

Ants living in smoggy air may be turning on their own, and even abandoning their young, because pollution is scrambling their social signals, new research suggests. In lab tests described this week in ...