The researchers think the pattern they observed in ants reflects a more universal trend in the evolution of societal ...

Species with thinner protective barriers may need fewer resources and tend to have a greater ability to adapt to new habitats ...

The rapid diversification of ants has “led to their role as ecological engineers” that can work in habitats across the world, said Mathieu Molet, a professor at the Institute of Ecology and ...

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, ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

This is a follow-up to a story that appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a fall morning in 1937, an Emory University geologist was walking down a hallway in the alumni ...