Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? As silly as it sounds, the question captures a real ...

Research shows that some ants have learned how to treat their wounds, revealing one of the clearest examples of medical ...

A curious old folk practice claimed that contact with ants could transfer their energy and vitality to humans. This belief ...

Every clonal raider ant lives a nearly identical life. Each new generation of these blind, queenless ants is born at the same ...

Ants are among the most recognizable, admired, dreaded and mythologized insects on earth. They are famed for their industry, work ethic, organization, militaristic skills and loyalty. Ants are also ...

There are bird walks, tree walks and butterfly walks, but have you heard of ant walks? Ant enthusiast and researcher Sunil Kumar M recently led nearly 50 people on one at Lalbagh. Organised by Eco Edu ...

Communication provides the basis for social life. In ant colonies, the prevalence of local, often chemically mediated, interactions introduces strong links between communication networks and the ...