A tiny fossil preserved in 16 million-year-old amber revealed an extinct Caribbean species that mastered the art of ...

The research suggests that dirt ants once inhabited the Caribbean islands before vanishing during the Miocene epoch.

A piece of amber from the early Miocene was discovered in the northern mines of the Santiago Providence of the Dominican Republic and then deposited in a natural history museum, according to a study ...

Two Belgian teenagers were charged Tuesday with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test ...

Inside was a perfectly preserved ant, and one that didn’t look like species previously identified. “Dirt ants are rare finds in the wild. Finding one today is exciting given how well they stay ...

In the rugged landscapes of Canada’s Rocky Mountains, researchers have identified a previously unknown butterfly species.

Two Belgians, a Vietnamese, and a Kenyan have pleaded guilty to wildlife trafficking and await sentencing on April 23 in ...

Two Belgian teenagers were charged Tuesday with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test ...

The world's largest passenger plane will start flying regularly from Denver International Airport to Munich, beginning this summer. A new species of ant was found preserved in amber in the Dominican ...