A species of ant found scurrying across southern Europe is the first animal found that clones males of another species.

As part of its epic 10-part journey across the American supercontinent, The Americas takes viewers into the heart of the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest and a hotbed of biodiversity. It covers ...

At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, researchers track swarms of carnivorous army ants and the birds that follow them. A new documentary reveals a glimpse of life, and research, in the ...

TORII STATION, Okinawa -- U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa recently celebrated the successful eradication of the Browsing Ant during a Government of Japan, Ministry of the Environment (GOJ MOE), led press ...

Iberian harvester ants are examples of a new mode of reproduction called xenoparous, with xeno- meaning “foreign, strange or ...

High in Fiji s rainforest, the ant plant Squamellaria grows swollen tubers packed with sealed, single-door apartments. Rival ant species nest in these chambers, fertilizing their host with ...

Call them nature’s own luxury high-rise condo rentals. Squamellaria plants, from the same family as coffee and quinine, are fat aerial tubers perched high in tropical trees. In Fiji, one of the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The emergent complexity of ant societies is one of the most ...