You love working in your garden, and you keep your lawn healthy and lush by tackling weeds and grubs, mowing correctly, and watering the right way. But those annoying anthills just keep appearing. Of ...

Some ants have figured out how to keep from getting lost: Build taller anthills. Desert ants that live in the hot, flat salt pans of Tunisia spend their days looking for food. Successful grocery runs ...

Leaf-cutter ants build super highways to transfer food and building materials hundreds of metres without communicating with each other, scientists claimed Wednesday, in findings that could prompt a ...

How Ant Colonies Underground Showcase Nature’s Most Impressive Engineering Skills: Tiny ants are master builders, ...

Could ants' nests hold the secret to reducing traffic congestion on the 405 Freeway? In a new study, UCLA biologists have discovered insights about how ants build their nests that could be useful for ...

Ants can either forage for food as individuals or recruit other members of their colonies to help search for or carry food back to their nests. UCLA biologists found that the strategies ants use to ...