Ant reactions to habitat disruptions inform a result of evolution, according to Conco Jean-Philippe Lessard calls for a common framework for analyzing the traits of 12,000+ species identified ...

An ant community in the Brazilian savanna, for instance, will react differently to a change in its ecosystem than a colony in the Australian savanna. This is thanks to millions of years of ...

A Concordia biology professor is calling on ant experts to develop a set of common principles that influence the way the insects respond when their habitat undergoes severe disruption.

Thousands of Central Australian ants are about to go under the microscope at Charles Darwin University. New research will look at the impact the spread of buffel grass throughout the Alice Springs ...

A genus of Australian ants, many of whose members prefer to forage in blistering temperatures of up to 50°C (122°F), is revised to include 74 new species. The ants include seed-eaters, ant and ...

Australian scientists have discovered that the placement of cat food next to the habitats of young cane toads increases the likelihood of meat ants going on a murderous rampage.

Soldier or nurse? Worker roles in Australian green tree ant society are influenced by a chemical in the tiny insect's brain.

Researchers studied ants in the Simpson Desert for 22 years and found that local changes in climate, such as long-term increases in rainfall, combined with human efforts to restore ecosystems, may ...