June 10 (Reuters) - Ant International, an overseas affiliate of Jack Ma-founded Chinese fintech firm Ant Group (688688.SS), opens new tab, aims to raise $1 billion in a private funding round, a source ...

Imagine trying to build a house without a blueprint, find a shortcut through an unfamiliar city without a map, or govern a large organisation with no leaders and no meetings. It sounds impossible. Yet ...

Asian needle ants are an invasive species from East Asia that have been spreading across the southeastern United States. Their venomous sting can cause intense pain and, in some cases, ...

Another deadly Asian superbug is invading the US. Officials are raising the alarm as invasive ants from Asia are sweeping their way across the US, threatening people with their potentially deadly ...

A unique “choreography” between two ant species suggests a distinctive partnership in which one provides a carwash service to the other. By Alexa Robles-Gil One June morning 20 years ago, Mark Moffett ...

Another invasive species is slowly crawling its way across the United States. Over the past few decades, the Asian needle ants have spread to more than 20 states since their first appearance in ...

Dangerous, painful pests are invading Kentucky. Asian needle ants, with potentially lethal stings, are spreading across the country, found in about 18 states, including the Bluegrass State. The ...

Invasive and dangerous ants that inflict painful stings could be on their way to Michigan, scientist say, and have already been found in nearby states. Asian needle ants haven't been reported in ...

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An ant that can turn carbon dioxide in the air into dolomite stone in its exoskeleton may hold clues to how humans can sequester greenhouse gases to avert climate disaster. Fungus-farming ants forage ...

Some butterfly species can’t grow unless they trick ants into taking them home with a complex rhythmic signal. By Rebecca Dzombak Rebecca Dzombak has reported on parasitic ant queens and the number of ...