Ant colonies are like high security bank vaults. To get in, you need the right access codes. Usually, those come in the form of chemical cues, which let the resident ants know you belong. But one ...

When it comes to ant colonies, ants know what individuals belong there and which ones are intruders. They are smart enough to communicate with both pheromones and sounds to help distinguish between ...

An ant of the species Iridomyrmex purpureus (center) lifts a leg in an aggressive display when she encounters ants from a different nest. Sebastian Pohl On August 12, 1886, Swiss scientist Auguste ...

Ant colonies act like fortresses, protecting the bounty within from marauding invaders. Some animals have evolved blunt tools such as large claws to tear into the nests, but others have evolved far ...

Ants can be found in nearly every location on Earth, with rough estimates suggesting there are over ten quadrillion individuals — that is one followed by 16 zeroes, or about 1 million ants per person.

We love to talk. Whether it’s a friendly chat, a meaningful conversation, or even a heated debate, words and sounds are at ...

A human volunteer stands in a room furnished with a speaker. Sounds begin to play that are so unpleasant that the human steps back to move away. The sounds are eerie and conjure otherworldly beings, ...

It’s what we in radio use to communicate with you. It’s what we use to put images in your head. It’s made by nature, by machine, and by man. It can be relaxing and pleasurable, or harsh and annoying.