A rare 16 million-year-old ant preserved in amber is helping scientists uncover new secrets about one of nature's most elusive insects. The newly discovered species of "dirt ant" -- named for its ...

The ancient past is remembered mostly for its diversity of dinosaurs, but before dinosaurs, insects ruled the world and they ...

Giant prehistoric insects may not have depended on high oxygen levels after all. Scientists now think something else must ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 113 million-year-old fossil of a hell ant preserves tiny details of the insect's wings. - Anderson Lepeco An almost overlooked ...

Sometime during the Cretaceous period, 99 million years ago, a prehistoric hell ant trapped a tasty treat — a relative of the cockroach — in its scythe-like jaw and protruding horn. It's still there.

For years, giant prehistoric insects were considered proof that Earth once needed oxygen-rich air to sustain oversized life ...

Ants are tiny powerhouses that can lift 100 times their weight and fend off lions. They have also lived on Earth for millions of years longer than previously thought. That’s according to researchers ...

An army of ants overtook my sleeve of cookies. Living in the tropical climate of Costa Rica means coexisting with some of the most successful creatures on earth: the ants. These amazing insects of the ...

(CNN) — An almost overlooked fossil discovered in a Brazilian museum collection has revealed the oldest ant specimen known to science, according to new research. The prehistoric ant lived among ...