Close-up of an ant nest in yard - barossa121/Shutterstock It is normal to come across an ant hill (nest) in your yard from time to time. Ants build the nests from beneath the ground and deposit the ...

Certain ants appear to alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics, offering inspiration for disease control interventions in the human world as well. Ants are many things. Like, they're very ...

Evolutionary biologists are investigating the extent to which ants learn from past experiences. After being attacked by ants from a particular nest, ants behave more aggressively towards others from ...

Ants make a series of clever architectural adjustments to their nests to prevent the spread of disease, University of Bristol research has uncovered. The study, published today (Thursday, 16 October) ...

A multidisciplinary research team based across China and Brazil has used a dog-like robot and AI to create a new way to find fire ant nests. Published in the SCI journal Pest Management Science, the ...

Multiple studies have indicated that wild chimpanzees rely on memory to find ripe fruit, but less has been known about what role memory plays in sourcing foods of animal origin. A recent study ...

Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world responded with public health measures, including nationwide lockdowns, social distancing measures, and travel restrictions. The idea was that ...

Wild chimpanzees have long been known to rely on their powerful memories to know where and in what trees they can find ripe wild fruit. Less has been understood about whether and how the great apes ...