Explosions are messy at the best of times, but when the thing exploding is an animal, or part of an animal, it rarely ends ...

The moment of truth is just about here. The Strait of Hormuz has reopened, for now, and Middle Eastern countries that shut off their oil wells during the war (the term is actually “shut in”) are about ...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says an exploding population of mayflies could cause serious trouble for drivers in southeast Minnesota. The insects are hatching along the Mississippi ...

Anyone who has ever stepped into a fire ant nest knows the sting all too well. It’s a painful reminder that these tiny ...

The clock is ticking for President Donald Trump to get a deal done with Iran. Or maybe it’s the other way around: Iran could be dealing with a ticking time bomb – in its own oil wells! With just days ...

What began as satire is fast becoming a symbol of youth anger New Delhi: It began as a satirical online project. Now millions of young Indians are flocking to it as an outlet for their frustration. A ...

Ants are supremely social animals. They have an extraordinary ability to organize themselves and an inherent drive to prioritize the needs of their colony over their own. Some ants have taken this to ...

Ancient Earth once buzzed with enormous dragonfly-like insects, and scientists long thought high oxygen levels made their size possible. A new study overturns that idea, revealing insect flight ...

In the fascinating world of insects, few defensive mechanisms are as dramatic and self-sacrificing as that of the exploding ant. These remarkable creatures, primarily from the Colobopsis cylindrica ...

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In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, harvester ants congregate with serrated jaws agape outside the nests of much smaller cone ants. However, the nests’ inhabitants are not threatened. Instead, ...