Why do we sometimes keep eating even when we're full and other times turn down food completely? Why do we crave salty things ...

If something exists in nature, there is most likely a very good reason for it. While there are exceptions, many features ...

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Ants farm aphids. It's weird yet fascinating. And a bit like a miniature horror movie. But it's a nightmare for gardeners.

As individuals, driver ants are small and relatively insignificant creatures. But as a colony, they transform into a huge and ruthless killing machine. Their swarm raids move like a living force ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Several days of investigations into ...

An ant’s life cycle starts as a tiny egg. It hatches into a larva which is like a small worm without eyes or legs. It grows quickly and depends on adult worker ants to feed it. These workers decide ...

New research shows that terminally ill baby ants tell other ants to kill them, potentially protecting the rest of the colony from their infection. In a study published today in the journal Nature ...

Ants are tiny creatures with incredible social structures, but their behaviors often leave us scratching our heads. While many of their actions have logical explanations in the context of their ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – If my 15-year-old had his way, he’d eat McDonald’s every day. “Donny’s,” he calls it. All he wanted for his birthday was gift cards to McDonald’s, Chipotle (“Chipper”), Wendy’s ...

When you sit down to dig into a meal, you probably don’t think too much about what you’ll eat first. Maybe you fill up on bulky bases like rice or pasta if you’re particularly hungry, tear through the ...