“Today’s yogurts are typically made with just two bacterial strains,” microbiologist Leonie Jahn, one of the paper’s authors, says in a statement. “If you look at traditional yogurt, you have much ...

The front ants are the “active pullers.” They bend their legs, grip the leaf tip with their jaws, and strain forward. The ants behind them act as anchors, and researchers call them “passive resisters.

The trajectory of life on Earth has always been predicated by genetic evolution, but two scientists from the University of Maine argue that culture is now the main force shaping our lives. A new study ...

Weaver ants link their bodies together to form chains while bending leaves to create their elaborate dwellings. Rose Thumboor via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 In the late 19th century, the ...

This army is in formation. Thousands of fire ants have been spotted floating on floodwaters through the Texas city and forming rafts using their bodies with residents now reporting the gross behavior.

An established colony of invasive, stinging ants was detected in East Baton Rouge last month, marking the first confirmed sighting in Louisiana, according to scientists at Louisiana State University's ...

Leafcutter ants live in highly organized colonies where every ant has a job, and now researchers can flip those jobs like a switch. By manipulating just two neuropeptides, scientists can turn ...

Longhorn crazy ants, named for their jerky and erratic movements, may seem chaotic, but they are actually very cooperative and efficient at retrieving food. A new study shows that through intelligence ...

Some think cornmeal kills ants, but pros say that's a myth. Cornmeal, sugar, and borax can bait ants, but cornmeal alone doesn't work. To prevent ants, keep things clean, take out trash, and seal up ...

This workshop on Engineering Design Optimization using MATLAB® and Python™ addresses the shape optimization of mechanical components for strength. Python ...