If an infection takes hold in an ants’ nest, it could spell disaster for the whole colony. But some worker ants appear to have a workaround for that. When exposed to a pathogen, black garden ...

While many people resort to chemical solutions to address this issue, Ahmed Mezil from Hella Maid suggests several eco-friendly alternatives ... White Wine Vinegar and Lemon Juice: Both white wine ...

Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Ants started farming 66 million years ago in the aftermath of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, a new study suggests. Colonies of ants began ...

While humans may think of agriculture as a uniquely human achievement, ants have been farming their own food for millions of years, a new study has revealed. Researchers found that ants began ...

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Researchers have now used DNA analysis to uncover just how long ants have been farming fungi, now described in a study published Thursday in the journal Science. It turns out these insects have be ...

Each summer, there comes a moment when we suddenly notice that the ground is crawling with large winged ants. Then the air seems to be full of them and we find ourselves ducking and diving, trying not ...

In a world where plants struggled to grow back, fungus proliferated, and ants began to cultivate this abundant new resource to survive. In the shadow of Earth’s fifth mass extinction ...

September 2024 We don’t want ants in our homes, either. But if you try to kill household ants the wrong way, you can actually split the colony—and make the problem worse. That won’t happen ...

“March of the Ants started with my friend and co-designer Ryan Swisher,” Eisner recalled. “He had done an art show about ants. [...] One of the main things that stuck with me is he said that ...

You have to know your enemy—and accept that there’s no permanent solution. How is it that ants are always the heroes in ...

From the dark depths of the sea, to the leafy jungle canopy, and the uninhabited spaces in between, the world of Empire of the Ants might be closer to home, but it’s no less mysterious and unknown.