The odd-looking specimen with scythe-like jaws indicates that early ants were spread widely across the globe while dinosaurs ...

When you think of predators, you likely imagine big animals with sharp claws or teeth, like tigers or sharks. Over 100 ...

The fossil’s discovery in Brazil shows that ants have been around for longer than once thought. This insect impaled its prey ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...

Marvel at a whirlwind tour through history’s weirdest and wackiest jobs, enjoy being swept away to an adventure in which ...

A new study has shown what's really driving the collapse of Brazil's amphibians: the climate crisis and El Niño.

In the ancient landscapes of what is now northeastern Brazil, 113 million years ago, an unusual ant with bizarre ...

The tiny insect, fossilized in a chunk of limestone in Brazil, is the oldest known ant specimen ever identified. Even better, ...

That’s according to researchers in Brazil, who say they discovered a 113 ... The specimen is a winged female member of Haidomyrmecinae — an extinct subfamily which includes all hell ants ...

With an appealing time-travel element and the eternal mystery that surrounds extinct animals, this is a thrilling ... Let's spend a day in Brazil, take the ônibus to the beach, drink sugar ...

Imagine a world without the roar of lions, the trumpeting of elephants, or the playful antics of otters in our rivers. It’s a ...

Imagine a world where a single strand of DNA could rescue an entire species, where robots play with orangutans to ignite ...