Assistant Professor of Mathematics Bhargav Karamched has created the first model explaining how foraging ants form pheromone ...

It's a common sight—ants marching in an orderly line over and around obstacles from their nest to a food source, guided by scent trails left by scouts marking the find. But what happens when those ...

Ant Identification The first step to getting rid of ants is to identify the type of ant you’re up against. “Different ant ...

Peppermint oil is a fragrant and effective natural pest repellent that deters insects such as ants, spiders, and beetles. The strong scent of peppermint oil masks the pheromones insects use to ...

The most she can do is buff her fellow sisters to with spores or pheromones that improve their battle prowess or defenses. Control of those legions is surprisingly intuitive. You simply stop and hold ...

The immune system is the body’s best defense in fighting diseases like HIV and cancer. Now, an international team of researchers is harnessing the immune system to reveal new clues that may help in ...

SFU biology professor David Hik has taught thousands of students in more than 170 countries thanks to the two massive online open courses (MOOCs) he helped create. Popularized only seven years ago, ...