Ants known to defend certain species of Acacia trees from elephant predation deter the massive herbivores so effectively that they are impacting entire savanna ecosystems, according to a study ...

I have been seeing some large and small black ants in my kitchen over the last few days and have also noticed them crawling up the trunk of one of my old maple trees. There appears to be sawdust at ...

Researchers have worked out an estimate for the number of ants crawling around Earth — and the total is "astounding." Scientists at the University of Hong Kong say there are 20,000,000,000,000,000 — ...

A few simple measures can keep ants from crawling all over your plants (and you). Ants are generally considered harmless—but that doesn't mean they're appreciated. Most people don't like the creepy ...

The world's human population is forecast to surpass 8 billion in the coming months. Compared to ants, that is a mediocre milestone. WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The world's human population is ...