Researchers in England report that a species of ants can use geometry to help find the way home. Pharaoh ants, native to North Africa and now a common household pest, follow a construction rule that ...

Scientists use a natural pathogen and ant behavior to collapse invasive tawny crazy ant colonies and help restore ecosystems.

It just takes one, and you know you have a problem. When you look at your counter or bathroom vanity and see a tiny ant scurrying around for food or water, you know it's not the only one. You need to ...

Few ant species construct cleared trails. Among those that do, leaf-cutting Atta ants build the most prominent networks, with single colonies clearing debris and obstructions from hundreds of meters ...

Every year, once warm weather arrives, we fight a battle to keep our home ant-free without nasty chemicals. Fortunately, I've recently found some DIY ant bait recipes that have worked like a charm!

The nectaries offer sugars, amino acids, lipids, and other nutrients to the ants. Once a scouting ant finds that nectar, she lays a scent trail back to her nest and recruits other ants to come to the ...

Ant algorithms A species of ant could lend important clues to solving problems in telephone networks, traffic circulation and computer networks. An international team of scientists, who have been ...

Researchers say that they’ve discovered a new kind of traffic sign on ant highways—a chemical “Do not enter” that lets the insects avoid wasting time on paths that don’t lead to food. Ant science ...

New drugs often fail because they cause undesirable side effects. Researchers have now developed simulation software that predicts the properties of active agents and virtually builds new ones. The ...