AUSTIN (KXAN) — University of Texas at Austin scientists may have found a way to stop a violent invasive ant species that has been ravaging the state for decades. UT said tawny crazy ants have been ...

An international research team found that butterfly caterpillars use sophisticated rhythmic signals to communicate with ants.

Social ants are masters of cooperative disease defense. They collectively take care of each other to prevent the spread of infections within a colony. But how does an individual ant know whom it ...

Given my keen interest in the social behavior of nonhuman animals (animals), especially the importance of cooperation and empathy in how they build societies rather than competitive and divisive ...

Ants are a perfect model to study cooperation, especially when it comes to preventing the spread of disease. Similar to a hospital, healthy individuals take care of sick ones. However, while a ...