I opened the door of the kitchen cupboard to get the peanut butter and saw an ant scampering away. I quickly dispatched the ant. Now I have a problem. If I tell Mary Alice about seeing an ant, she ...

Long before humans farmed the land, ants were already cultivating their own crops underground. Discover the fascinating world of fungus-farming ants—tiny farmers with big brains and even bigger ...

The Seattle Times does not append comment threads to stories from wire services such as the Associated Press, The New York ...

Imagine telling someone there’s an ant on their southeast leg or giving directions by dancing a figure-eight. While these scenarios might sound absurd, they’re actually examples of real ...

Marvel’s Ultimate books are basically the crown jewel of their publishing slate, with Ultimate Spider-Man turning heads as ...

Theories about its purpose range from the ants acting as an insecticide and fungicide for the bird, to ant secretions soothing a molting bird’s skin, to the whole performance being a mild addiction.

The venture, privately funded to start, is now run by the University of Arizona. And today, scientists there are quietly ...

Marina Warner offers a fascinating analysis of the concept of sanctuary, while Guy Stagg explores different approaches to the creative retreat. Review by Stuart Kelly ...

When Adrian Tchaikovsky’s gallbladder ‘basically exploded,’ a book series helped his recovery In the Book Pages Q&A, the Children of Time and Dogs of War science-fiction and fantasy writer answers ...

When Adrian Tchaikovsky’s gallbladder ‘basically exploded,’ a book series helped his recovery In the Book Pages Q&A, the Children of Time and Dogs of War science-fiction and fantasy writer ...

Urban Ecologist Sylvana Ross visits Baltimore, Maryland, to find Tapinoma Sessile. Urban Ecologist Sylvana Ross visits Baltimore, Maryland to find Tapinoma Sessile, the odorous house ant. Ross ...