Joe Satriani says he knew Steve Vai was bound for greatness from the time he started teaching him guitar while at the same Long Island high school.

Because the incidence of vector-borne diseases like malaria, dengue fever, Lyme disease and salmonellosis has increased, basic factors such as stronger demand for professional pest management services ...

Researchers at Harvard have developed a fleet of robotic ants that mimic the self-organizing ...

A harvester ant typically approaches a cone ant nest and stands upright with her mandibles open (all worker ants are female).

Small ants in the kitchen or bathroom? Many people quickly reach for insect spray in such cases. However, with the Pharaoh ant, that’s exactly the wrong approach–and can even worsen the problem.

In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, harvester ants congregate with serrated jaws agape outside the nests of much smaller cone ants. However, the nests’ inhabitants are not threatened. Instead, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -On the heels of the Asian lantern fly exploding in population in Ohio, researchers are now keeping an eye out for the Asian needle ant. According to staff with the Ohio State ...

An Israeli lab is pioneering research into a little-studied species of ant that has extraordinary building abilities and is found in the tropics, from India to northern Australia. Weaver ants work in ...

A meteorologist warned of the risk of “exploding trees” later this week as extreme cold hits the northern U.S. A huge portion of the country is under cold-related weather alerts, with advisories ...

The trees will likely survive, but may face long-term consequences. Back in January, exploding trees made headlines, following frigid temperatures that took hold of the U.S. Midwest. The extreme ...

Wendell, NC — Wendell Park is dealing with an unusual problem: Millions of ants have moved in. Town leaders say the issue has been steadily growing for a decade at the park, which is located at 601 W.