The young scientists learn about the life cycle of an ant. The life cycle of ants is described; the queen lays the eggs which ...

A single ant sets it off "Activity bursts emerge as a balance between the responsiveness of the colony to the first ant that activates and the ability of the colony to completely deactivate before the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Argentine ant is one of the most invasive species of ...

Imagine trying to build a house without a blueprint, find a shortcut through an unfamiliar city without a map, or govern a large organization with no leaders and no meetings. It sounds impossible. Yet ...

Two types of ant colonies—one that experiences sudden bursts of activity and one that doesn’t—exemplify two distinct phases of collective behavior. Unfazed. Ants in a nest can exhibit sudden, ...

New research shows that terminally ill baby ants tell other ants to kill them, potentially protecting the rest of the colony from their infection. In a study published today in the journal Nature ...