A study investigates the evolution of beneficial bacteria that live inside and on the surface of farming ants. Attine ants farm fungi, in one of the natural world's best-studied mutualistic symbioses.

"Man on the Land" explores the evolution of farming and the importance of independence and innovation in agriculture. It traces humanity's journey from prehistoric hunting and gathering to the ...

Meet Dr. Ted Schultz, an entomologist at the National Museum of Natural History. Learn about the creatures that are responsible for processing more vegetation than any animal on earth, the leaf-cutter ...