In a biological first, researchers in France have discovered a creature capable of giving birth to an entirely different species. It’s more than just the sort of hybrid births that might happen ...

In the U.S., all commercial brands of yogurt taste really similar because they're made pretty much the same way, using only two industrial bacterial starters. But this wasn't always the case, says ...

Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds.

Carpenter ants are not squeamish when it comes to caring for the wounded. To minimize the risk of infection, the insects ...

One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new ...

New York AG Letitia James indicted for alleged fraud following pressure from Trump Jerry likely to become hurricane Friday. Here's where it's headed California’s ‘impossible’ dream of ending fossil ...

In parts of Eurasia, the key to a tangy yogurt treat scurries along the forest floor. Red wood ants and their microbes acidify and thicken milk, helping ferment the liquid into creamy yogurt, ...

COPENHAGEN — Red wood ants carry the same bacteria that makes San Francisco sourdough bread. Now scientists have rediscovered how villagers in Turkey and Bulgaria once used these insects to ferment ...

(CNN) — Ice cream, mascarpone and milk-washed cocktails may sound like simple pleasures — but the ones served at a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Denmark contained a little extra something: ants.

Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson in “One Battle After Another.” (Warner Bros. Pictures) After a stint as an extended guest star on, of all things, the TV sitcom “Growing Pains,” Leonardo DiCaprio ...