This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The hell ant existed over 100 million years ago, ...

Evolution often follows curious paths, especially when it comes to food. Over the past 100 million years, mammals have explored an incredible range of diets. Some mammals graze on grass, others hunt ...

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in individual armor and produce far more ants. Larger colonies then ...

The Geordie duo, who recently turned 50, are two of British TV's best-known faces and have fronted the likes of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, Britain's Got Talent and their own gameshow ...

ITV has announced that Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have signed a new three-year contract with the channel and the duo have been left "'absolutely delighted". The award-winning duo, who are well ...

It looks like something ripped straight from a horror movie, but it’s actually a photo of a hard working insect. The photo was honored as an “Image of Distinction” as part of Nikon’s annual Small ...

The trade-off between quality and quantity is a fundamental economic dilemma. Now, a team of British, American, and Japanese researchers describes how it applies to biology, as well. They have ...

How ants balance quantity and quality Research published in the journal Science Advances found that certain ant species structure their colonies by favoring quantity over quality. These species invest ...

How did ants take over the world? The answer may be skin deep. By Cara Giaimo Cara Giaimo recently reported on ants that had found a loophole in a fundamental rule of life. If life is a numbers game, ...