Ants may seem harmless, but some species pose serious threats due to their venom, aggressive behavior, or destructive habits.

The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface ...

Insects like ants heal their fellow species, and they even perform surgeries. Biologist Erik Frank is researching their methods. He believes that humans can also benefit from them.

Few creatures can tangle with a velvet ant and walk away unscathed. These ground-dwelling insects are not ants, but parasitic wasps known for their excruciating stings. Now researchers have ...

The South African National Defence (SANDF) says its members are safe in their bases, amid widespread reports that M23 rebels have seized the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. IOL ...

Revealing the most interesting or memorable behaviour of any of the multitude of smaller animals without backbones – whether on land, in the air, or in water. By day this colony of army ants raided ...

In a Cape Town memorial opened Wednesday, African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in WWI.

Peraton will provide strategic mission support for U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa under a $121 million recompete contract. The company said Monday it will help expand and enhance U ...

New York Army National Guard soldiers are preparing for a 10-month deployment to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. They will train at Fort Bliss, Texas ...

WIESBADEN, Germany — Senior leaders from U.S. Army Europe and Africa and their Nordic allies gathered at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany, for the second iteration of the Nordic ...