Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my affiliate policy. Ants farm aphids. They care for them, offer protection, and literally “farm” them – much like humans farm their ...

Witness the fascinating process of ant colony construction in this time-lapse video, "eLapse." Over 54 hours, watch as ants transform a simple sand-filled container into an intricate nest, digging ...

Species of ants that practice a complex form of fungi agriculture developed their knack for farming about 50 million years ago and have employed several different, successful strategies to culture ...

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We tend to think of agriculture as a human innovation. But insects beat us to it by millions of years. Various ant species cooperate with fungi, creating a home for them, providing them with nutrients ...

Humans began to farm about 11,000 years ago, when temperatures around the planet warmed, and people could settle down and start to grow plants. But we don't have a monopoly on agriculture; ants ...

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we consider if bacteriophages could become our biggest allies in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Then we cover the historical role of "night soil men ...