To a bacteria researcher like John Wertz, germ is a four-letter word. “I cannot stand the word germ,” said the Calvin biology professor, “because it suggests that all bacteria and viruses are bad.” In ...

Ant societies rely on precise recognition systems to maintain cooperation, but new research reveals that these systems are ...

Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) are, to put it simply, one of the more well known aggressive 'jerks' of the ant world. And that's saying a lot for any of the countless number of invasive ...

A new study shows that biochar, widely promoted as a climate-smart soil amendment, can significantly reshape the social lives ...

ORLANDO, March 22, 2024 – UCF Biology Professor Joshua King has won the 2023 Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize and $100,000 for an innovation he created to control a ubiquitous pest — fire ants. His ...