Ants

These ants are saving our forests—by spraying acid everywhere

Animals

These ants are saving our forests—by spraying acid everywhere

These ants are saving our forests—by spraying acid everywhere

18 striking photos from this year’s best wildlife photographers

Animals

18 striking photos from this year’s best wildlife photographers

18 striking photos from this year’s best wildlife photographers

These ants use moonlight to find their way home

Animals

These ants use moonlight to find their way home

These ants use moonlight to find their way home

These ants perform life-saving amputations on each other

Animals

These ants perform life-saving amputations on each other

These ants perform life-saving amputations on each other

Meet some of the fiercest queens of the animal kingdom

Animals

Meet some of the fiercest queens of the animal kingdom

Meet some of the fiercest queens of the animal kingdom

See the extraordinary lives of ordinary bugs

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See the extraordinary lives of ordinary bugs

See the extraordinary lives of ordinary bugs

See our best wildlife photos from 2023

Animals

See our best wildlife photos from 2023

See our best wildlife photos from 2023

Meet the animals that can handle extreme heat

Animals

Meet the animals that can handle extreme heat

Meet the animals that can handle extreme heat

See the uncommon beauty of the common ant

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See the uncommon beauty of the common ant

See the uncommon beauty of the common ant

What does cancer smell like? These animals can sniff it out

Animals

What does cancer smell like? These animals can sniff it out

What does cancer smell like? These animals can sniff it out

Invasive ants are a bigger threat than we thought

Animals

Invasive ants are a bigger threat than we thought

Invasive ants are a bigger threat than we thought

Ants make ‘milk’? A new discovery took scientists by surprise

Animals

Ants make ‘milk’? A new discovery took scientists by surprise

Ants make ‘milk’? A new discovery took scientists by surprise

Why animal teachers are so rare—and remarkable

Animals

Why animal teachers are so rare—and remarkable

Why animal teachers are so rare—and remarkable

Why some animals evolved to sacrifice themselves

Animals

Why some animals evolved to sacrifice themselves

Why some animals evolved to sacrifice themselves

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