The story of the most organized and structured animal on the planet. First appearing over 100 million years ago, the exact number of species of ants on the planet is still uncertain. …

By Lindsay Smith From The Wichita Eagle Summertime is quickly approaching, and while people may be hoping to spend more time outdoors, one insect could be paying a visit inside. Many parts of the country are home to multiple species of ant, including carpenter, pavement, ghost and acrobat ants, just to name a few. Professor…

Researchers have successfully trained ants to detect cancer cells in as little as half an hour, thereby providing an inexpensive, noninvasive way to identify the disease. A Feb. 21 study published in the iScience journal details how Formica fusca, a species of black-colored ants, can be used to detect cancer. “Cancer cells are characterized by an…

By Kimberly Cataudella From The News & Observer (Raleigh) With the right pesticide and some intervention tricks, you can get ants out of your home—and make them stay out—this spring and summer. The News & Observer spoke with Sydney Crawley, a North Carolina State professor and extension specialist with expertise in insect and vertebrate pests, to learn…

I don’t know about you, but when I learn some new and amazing household tip that promises to save me time and/or money, well, it just makes my day. I love it! Not all of the tips I get from you, my faithful readers, are brand-new. But since I am not good at keeping 20,000…

Knowing how to get rid of ants around the house is important. But it’s also fun to learn just how fascinating these creatures are. They’re industrious and super smart, as far as insects go. Some ants can support up to 50 times their own weight while upside-down on glass. Ants are found almost everywhere on…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados, and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday. The delivery—due to arrive Monday—is the company’s 23rd for NASA in just under a decade. A recycled Falcon rocket blasted into the predawn sky from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. After hoisting the Dragon capsule,…