A close-up time-lapse of ants digging and building tunnels in the sand. An AI deepfake was final straw for a Washington state ...

Picture an anthill. What do you see? A small mound of sand and crumbly dirt poking up through the lawn? A tiny hole disappearing into the ground? A few ants scrambling around busily. Not very ...

At first glance, any burrows look just like tiny dirt mounds on the ground. But just beneath these inconspicuous little mounds are complex mazes comprised of narrow passageways that the ants use to ...

It's fun to take your kids to the beach, but keep an eye out for deep holes that could bury them. Juan Silva/Photodisc via Getty Images While millions of Americans vacation on beaches every year to ...

The threat of death is no obstacle for some hungry fire ants. To escape drowning while feeding on sugary water, black imported fire ants built syphons out of sand that moved the water to a safer spot.

Ants are prodigious diggers, constructing elaborate nests with multiple layers connected by an intricate network of tunnels, sometimes reaching depths of 25 feet. Now, a team of scientists from ...

This story from The Conversation is by Stephen P. Leatherman, Professor of Coastal Science at Florida International University. While millions of Americans vacation on beaches every year to seek out ...

While millions of Americans vacation on beaches every year to seek out sun, sand and the sea, many might not realize how dangerous digging holes in the sand can be. In February 2024, a 7-year-old girl ...