Many species of animal eat their own young in certain circumstances. However, scientists report that queen black garden ants (Lasius niger) eat offspring in a seemingly unappetizing state: when the ...

A mother's love isn't necessarily universal across the animal kingdom, with some mothers even resorting to eating children who aren't quite up to scratch. Ant queens in colonies of black garden ants ...

Researchers based in Paris, France, have explored the potential use of zebrafish larvae as animal models for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). These larvae are small and ...