One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new study shows how they do it. Some ant architects design a colony to cut the risk ...

Research shows that some ants have learned how to treat their wounds, revealing one of the clearest examples of medical ...

The rapid diversification of ants has “led to their role as ecological engineers” that can work in habitats across the world, ...

Ants are many things. They're hard workers and intensely social. They're quite strong for their size. And now they may also be a source of architectural inspiration too — for designing spaces that ...