The Asian needle ant is an invasive species from East Asia now found in several U.S. states. Named for its origin and sharp stinger, this ant can deliver a painful sting that may cause an allergic ...

Unsuspecting insects with potentially lethal stings have invaded the U.S., spreading across the country, and are causing havoc on local ecosystems. The insects, known as Asian needle ants, are ...

The ants are flying in Kenya at the moment. During this rainy season, swarms can be seen leaving the thousands of anthills in and around Gilgil, a quiet agricultural town in Kenya's Rift Valley that ...

A project called Antscan has generated high resolution images of thousands of ants, representing over 700 species. To make it happen, researchers brought preserved ants from collections around the ...

Office Scripts in Excel offer a structured way to automate repetitive tasks, making it easier to manage large datasets or streamline workflows. Built into the “Automate” tab of Excel’s ribbon, this ...

Scientists have designed a new technique using robotics to rapidly generate high-resolution, three-dimensional images of ants. Antscan is the world’s first digitized library of nearly 800 ant species ...

For the first time, scientists have identified an ant species that is made up entirely of queens. Lacking males and worker ants, it parasitizes other ants to survive and reproduces asexually 1. Keiko ...

Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on their own mother. By Rebecca Dzombak Rebecca Dzombak previously reported on ...

Move over, Game of Thrones—ants can turn armies against their leaders and use subterfuge to take over entire kingdoms, too. This chilling discovery did not originate with a professional scientist, but ...

Ant Anstead is on the mend. The TV host—who has been dating Renée Zellweger for the past four years and was previously married to Christina Haack—is recovering from surgery after injuring his arm and ...