Australian National University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The Dinosaur Ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops) is so-called because it is a “living fossil”. It is arguably one of the ...

If there’s one group of dinosaurs that needs better PR, it’s alvarezsaurs. They’re among the strangest dinosaurs to have ever evolved, yet outside of dinosaur die-hards, few people have ever heard of ...

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 ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The attine ants of South America rely on fungus farming to support ...

The shrinking town of Poochera is pinning its hopes of survival on a big statue and a prehistoric ant with a wasp-like sting, and locals say their plan may just be enough to save their home from ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Dinosaurs certainly didn’t benefit from the Chicxulub asteroid ...

A group of South American ants has farmed fungi since shortly after the dinosaurs died out, according to an international research team including Smithsonian scientists. The genes of the ant farmers ...

The female leader of Brazilian dinosaur ant colonies can give the "kiss of death" to have her rivals taken out, scientists have found. The four-centimetre-long ants lack a queen to rule their colonies ...

Mammals have developed some unusual eating habits over the past 100 million years, but a new study has uncovered the surprising lengths to which some have gone to satisfy one of the more peculiar—a ...

Paleontologist David Hone has been on a hot streak lately. Earlier this month he and his colleagues described the new predatory dinosaur Linheraptor, and just last week he was part of another team of ...