New research has found an insect species with markings that are so black that they’re ‘superblack’ or ‘ultrablack’, absorbing ...

The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each ...

Ants — yes, ants — could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change.

Parasitic crickets, no larger than a grain of rice, have perfected a way of surviving within the heart of ant colonies. These master infiltrators don’t just survive – they thrive in what should be a ...

REHOVOT, Israel — Scientists have long been fascinated by collective intelligence, the idea that groups can solve problems better than individuals. Now, an interesting new study reveals some ...

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have ...

Ants and humans competed in navigating a maze with a large load. While humans outperformed individually, ant groups excelled collectively, showing strategic coordination and persistence. The study ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday was taken by surprise after a journalist asked her a question about ants in Rome. During a presser covering major domestic and international issues, a ...

(This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) The small size of ants has nothing to do with their stature ...

On December 23rd, 2024, the Weizmann Institute of Science YouTube [1] page uploaded a video titled "Humans Vs. Ants: The Maze" in which ants are shown attempting to maneuver a T-shaped object out of a ...

A team studying the group behavior of ants has found that, in the right circumstances, ants can outsmart humans in collective problem-solving tasks. Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of ...