For centuries we have believed that humans were unique in our ability to farm and cultivate our own food. However, it turns ...

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my affiliate policy. Ants farm aphids. They care for them, offer protection, and literally “farm” them – much like humans farm their ...

Humans began to farm about 11,000 years ago, when temperatures around the planet warmed, and people could settle down and start to grow plants. But we don't have a monopoly on agriculture; ants ...

Species of ants that practice a complex form of fungi agriculture developed their knack for farming about 50 million years ago and have employed several different, successful strategies to culture ...

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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 ...

'Weed early and often' is the key to a productive garden. Interestingly, certain species of ants are also avid gardeners, a practice they've refined over 50 million years. They too weed their ...

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we consider if bacteriophages could become our biggest allies in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Then we cover the historical role of "night soil men ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Humans began farming thousands of years ago, but a new study co-authored by two LSU professors says ants had us beat by millions ...

Research shows that ants are better at killing pests, reducing plant damage and yielding more crops. Ants are better than pesticides for sustainable farming, new research finds You might want to leave ...