Ant colonies are one of the wonders of nature: complex, organised… and mysterious. This programme reveals the secret, underground world of the ant colony, in a way that’s never been seen before. At ...

Source: Princeton University Press/with permission. Ants are fascinating and remarkably intelligent insects who live in complex social groups called colonies. 1,2 When I first learned about ant expert ...

Ant bait not working? The reason may not be what you think. Factors like food preference, colony size, and placement could ...

“Today’s yogurts are typically made with just two bacterial strains,” microbiologist Leonie Jahn, one of the paper’s authors, ...

Scientists show red wood ants carry sourdough bacteria that ferment milk, echoing Balkan traditions and hinting at new, safer ...

It was a cloudy spring day in late March and the temperature was just above 40 degrees. After several days of damp weather and cooler temperatures, I decided to take a walk along the Ice Age Trail on ...

A 91-year-old Swedish man hunting in a forest north of Sweden recently made an unexpected discovery when he found an enormous ant colony. The anthill is over 9-feet tall and is believed to be the ...