Humans are not the only animals to have a dedicated health care system. Some super-organized ant species not only recognize ...

An African ant seems to be the only known species, besides humans, that can diagnose infected wounds and treat them with antimicrobial medicine. Matabele ants (Megaponera analis) are relatively large ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Shaped like saucers and covered with camouflaging layers of debris, the heads of two 'door head' ant species are found to differentiate them as new taxa. Retrieved from sifted leaf-litter in ...

A species of ant in the forests of Ethiopia looks poised to become a globally invasive species, capable of spreading around the world, disrupting ecosystems and becoming a pest for humans. The species ...