An estimated quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000) ants inhabit the planet.

A team of scientists set out to determine how many ants live on Earth at any given time. The answer is astounding, to say the ...

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WITH spring finally here, we can finally say hello to blue skies and warmer days. But the lush weather and brighter nights ...

Fires and smoke foul the air. Toxins seep into the earth and water. Habitats for wildlife disappear. Experts call it ecocide.

There’s safety, even power, in numbers. One creature’s confrontation with the world seems insurmountable, almost impossible, ...

Tropical Australia in particular is a global hotspot for ant diversity. Some researchers believe it could hold some of the ...

Each colony contains thousands of intrepid workers, many of which are constantly searching for new food sources. If even a ...

Ants are one of the most common household pests in North Carolina. The insects can be a year-round issue, but you’re more ...

Three species of fire ants have been found in North Carolina: red imported fire ants, black fire ants, and hybrid fire ants.

Researchers thought colder temperatures and higher elevations could stop the march of invasive fire ants across NC. Mother Nature had other ideas.