Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

This story appears in the November 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Most animals seek shade when temperatures in the Sahara soar to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Saharan silver ants seek ...

This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. I got my first lesson in the physics of sand dunes in 1998 on an expedition into the Sahara. In order to take aerial ...

This story appears in the May 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. If aliens ever do land on Earth, don’t get all huffy if their greeting turns out to be: "Take me to your ant." ...