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As vegetable garden planting begins, visions of last year’s insect problems may invade gardeners’ minds. Will bean leaf ...

Salt is extensively used in food. But, did you know that this mineral can be used in several other ways? Here are some uses of salt beyond cooking ...

Made from petroleum, red dye 40 is a synthetic food dye. Some studies suggest a link between red dye 40 and ADHD behavior; the dye might trigger or exacerbate behavioral changes in sensitive children.

A 2014 study published in the Journal of Biomechanics reported that the neck joint of a typical American field ant can withstand pressures up to 5,000 times the ant’s weight. “Ants are super-strong on ...

It’s one hell of an old ant. Researchers discovered a 113-million-year-old hell ant preserved in a chunk of Brazilian limestone. The find earned it the title of the oldest such specimen, according to ...

Depending on the skin tone, the dots may be red, gray, the same color, or darker than the person’s skin. Many causes of dots on the skin are harmless and resolve on their own. Others may need at ...

Kenyan authorities have busted an ant smuggling plot, arresting suspects—including Belgian teens—trying to traffic thousands of rare Giant African Harvester Ants. Native to East Africa and sold for up ...