Move over, Game of Thrones—ants can turn armies against their leaders and use subterfuge to take over entire kingdoms, too. This chilling discovery did not originate with a professional scientist, but ...

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, ...

Learn how ants traded individual protection for collective power — and what it reveals about how complex societies evolve. Biology is full of tradeoffs, and one of the most familiar is whether success ...