Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Summer in South Carolina is a time for swimming, fishing, barbecuing and beach trips. It’s also a time for ants. Oh, so many ants.

When goods are shipped into the country, sometimes they are not the only cargo. Sometimes they can bring in unwanted stowaways: invasive species. Invasive species are non-native organisms that make ...

The Insect Biogeography and Biodiversity research group led by Dr Benoit Guénard at the School of Biological Sciences, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has recently described and named a new species ...

This kind of bites: Climate change is making fire ants an increasingly hot topic in Florida these days. But our efforts to tame them may only be scratching the surface. Red imported fire ants rank ...

The U.S. Forest Service is giving kids (and adults) the chance to submit name suggestions for a recently discovered species of ant, as an exercise to teach students how new species get their ...

The classic thought experiment about a horse-sized duck and a hundred duck-sized horses is more than a joke. It captures a ...

Ants farm aphids. It's weird yet fascinating. And a bit like a miniature horror movie. But it's a nightmare for gardeners.

Thai researchers have discovered a new ant species in a Trang rubber plantation, marking a world-first in the genus.

Summer in South Carolina is a time for swimming, fishing, barbecuing and beach trips. It’s also a time for ants. Oh, so many ants. Whether they build colonies in your yard or sneak into your home, ...