Ants are tiny powerhouses that can lift 100 times their weight and fend off lions. They have also lived on Earth for ... who say they discovered a 113-million-year-old fossil of a “hell ant,” making ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The hell ant existed over 100 million years ago ...

In the ancient landscapes of what is now northeastern Brazil, 113 million years ago, an unusual ant with bizarre ...

A newly discovered "hell ant" fossil may be the oldest ant ever found, scientists say. This fossilized insect was unearthed in what is now northeastern Brazil and lived around 113 million years ...

The ant was preserved in limestone and is described in a study published April 24 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology. “Our team has discovered a new fossil ant species representing the ...

(CNN) — An almost overlooked fossil discovered in a Brazilian museum collection has revealed the oldest ant specimen known to science, according to new research. The prehistoric ant lived among ...