Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

The researchers think the pattern they observed in ants reflects a more universal trend in the evolution of societal ...

A team of researchers from George Washington University and The Rockefeller University studying the morphology of turtle ant heads found that the critters undergo reverse-evolution in which their head ...

Ants are among the most physically fragile insects on the planet, yet they dominate almost every land habitat and outweigh many larger animals in total biomass. New research argues that this success ...

WHAT DO ANTS AND ATOMS HAVE IN COMMON? BESIDES BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER A, THEY PUNCH ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO POWER? FAMOUSLY, ANTS CAN HAUL TEN TIMES THEIR BODY WEIGHT OR MORE. AND AS ...

Ants can be found in huge numbers in almost all of the world’s regions and habitats. But how did they become the most populous, highly diverse insect species on the planet? Scientists may have an ...

March 2 (UPI) --How did the trap-jaw ant evolve such a complex mechanism for snatching its prey? Today, the mandibles of trap-jaw ants take many forms, suggesting a tremendous level of anatomical ...

The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Now, a new study has brought us closer to understanding some of its evolution. It shows that human brains decreased in size approximately 3,000 ...

Evolution is usually a forward-moving process, honing every single living thing to perfectly fit its environment. Every generation is formed from this process over the course of millions of years. But ...