From fish to flowering plants and seahorses to snakes—spanning five continents and three oceans—these new discoveries grow Earth's tree of life

A team set out to understand the engineering principles that underlie self-assembled structures of fire ants

To deal with the bacteria that cause diseases, some ants produce their own antibiotics

Now that researchers have an effective method for decoding the ants' odorant receptors, the biologists can now begin deciphering the chemical codes that the insects use to communicate

Ants play an important role in the ecosystem of forests, dispersing seeds and keeping soil aerated and as a food source for other animals

This summer, two UA researchers found that some members of ant colonies spend most of their time inactive

Zombie ant fungi manipulate hosts to die on the 'doorstep' of the colony

As spring warms up Wisconsin, humans aren't the only ones tending their gardens.