Paleontologists have unearthed an ancient dirt ant trapped in 16-million-year-old amber from the Dominican Republic.

Wherever there's dirt there's bound to be ants, but one particular group is so adept at blending in with the ground that they hold the name "dirt ant" (Basiceros) all to themselves.

"Once the egg hatches, the ant has only a few weeks of life before it succumbs to the manipulations of its attacker, stumbling away from its home and family and then undergoing decapitation from the ...

Thismia aliasii is a newly discovered endangered species in Malaysia, dependent on fungi and rare in the wild. Researchers ...

A truckie from South East Queensland keen to bring hay to flooded farmers in the state's west has vented his frustration after being stopped over concerns about red fire ants. The charity charged ...

Ants are among nature's greatest success stories, with an estimated 22,000 species worldwide. Tropical Australia in particular is a global hotspot for ant diversity. Some researchers believe it ...

As temperatures rise and spring blossoms, many homeowners are plagued by an age-old annoyance - ant invasions. While chemical insecticides have traditionally been the first port of call ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — Busch Gardens in Williamsburg just released photos of progress being made on the new Big Bad Wolf roller coaster. Workers recently were able to put the new trains on ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Human activities are significantly impacting global biodiversity, leading to a decline in species numbers and altering species community compositions. A ...

Jack Ma-backed Ant Group Co. used Chinese-made semiconductors to develop techniques for training AI models that would cut costs by 20%, according to people familiar with the matter.

Ant Group has used Chinese-made semiconductors, including chips from Alibaba and Huawei, to develop cost-effective AI training techniques, reducing costs by 20%. Its AI models, based on the Mixture of ...

Jack Ma-backed Ant Group announced a significant breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) by developing cost-effective training techniques utilizing Chinese-made semiconductors, Bloomberg ...