This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The hell ant existed over 100 million years ago, ...

When worker ants inspect the pupae and encounter the scent, they get busy unpacking the cocoon and creating small openings in the pupae's body by biting it. Next, they disinfect the pupae with formic ...

EUSTIS, Fla. — A jewelry and gemstone business blew up in downtown Eustis on Thursday after crews repaired a gas leak outside the store. Fire Chief Michael Swanson said crews doing road work had found ...

New research shows that terminally ill baby ants tell other ants to kill them, potentially protecting the rest of the colony from their infection. In a study published today in the journal Nature ...

Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice.

ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF MANSLAUGHTER IN OAKLAND, MAINE. SOME RESIDENTS ARE SHAKEN UP AFTER FEELING THEIR HOMES RATTLED DUE TO A HOME EXPLOSION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. JUST INCREDIBLE. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY ...

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This video exposes the astonishing ants that willingly explode to defend their colony. It reveals how their bodies are packed with toxic fluid that bursts on impact when enemies attack. Scientists ...

Two women were hurt — one critically — after a generator exploded at a Midtown parking garage on Thursday night, according to officials. The generator blew up just after 9 p.m. at an eight-story ...

SpaceX rolled out an upgraded version of its megarocket for pre-launch testing, but images of the next-generation booster show signs of damage ahead of Starship’s first orbital flight early next year.

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 ...