Humans benefit from caffeine in an assortment of ways, not the least of which is making that morning commute much more bearable. But a study recently published in iScience proves we aren’t the only ...

Almost wherever you go on Earth, you will find ants! The only places that do not have any are Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, and some island nations. Not only are they widespread, but there are also ...

The world's largest ant colony stretches over 3,700 miles. It succeeds, biologist Deborah Gordon says, because no ant is in charge. They... Why Don't Ants Need A Leader? Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour ...

Temperatures are rising, and one colony of ants will soon have to make a collective decision. Each ant feels the rising heat beneath its feet but carries along as usual until, suddenly, the ants ...

Ant colonies behave as 'superorganisms' rather than collections of individuals, a study from the University of Bristol has demonstrated. The study seeks to explain the behaviour of ant colonies as ...