"Ants are a Swiss Army knife," said Jensen, a biologist who studies the symbiotic relationship between ants and agriculture at Aarhus University in Denmark. "Kind of like a multitool for farmers." ...

As army ants travel over uneven terrain, they link their bodies together to create bridges — a system that might give engineers insight into controlling robotic swarms.

The existence of ant colonies was a mystery even to the famous naturalist Charles Darwin. How could evolution produce workers ...

"Ants are a Swiss Army knife," said Jensen, a biologist who studies the symbiotic relationship between ants and agriculture at Aarhus University in Denmark. "Kind of like a multitool for farmers." ...

Instead of chemicals, an army of ants may march right in. Though most people view the small insects as little more than a ...

The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each ...

The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each ...

Ants — yes, ants — could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change. ... Instead of chemicals, an army of ants may march right in.

"Ants are a Swiss Army knife," said Jensen, a biologist who studies the symbiotic relationship between ants and agriculture at Aarhus University in Denmark. "Kind of like a multitool for farmers." ...

The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each ...