Ants are the most species-rich family among social insects, with more than 15,000 species worldwide. They originated around 140 to 168 million years ago but didn’t rise to ecological dominance until ...

There’s nothing like that first spring salad you’ve been babying for weeks. And there’s nothing like walking out one damp morning to find every leaf lace-worked with holes and shiny trails ...

Welcome back to Office Hours, a series brought to you by the Features section! In these articles, Argus writers speak to ...

While insects provide an essential food source for many vertebrate species, they're more than just a protein-laden snack. Chimpanzees use them to sterilize wounds, and herons use them as fishing bait.

Getting the over 240 million pounds of apples McDonald's uses — from more than 500 North American farms — isn't as easy as ...

With a new platform called Who Eats Whom, citizen scientists reveal the fascinating, sometimes shocking interactions between species.

The same effect has since turned up in fruit flies and mice. What we did not know was how a meal eaten in infancy could ...

When it comes to occupations, ants have more roles than an artisan baker. Here are ten of the more unusual ant jobs on offer.

As consumer demand for simpler, more transparent ingredient lists grows, food manufacturers must go beyond label claims — building evidence-based verification systems that ensure every product is as ...