I don’t know if others in my generation, when we were kids, landed one of those Milton Bradley Ant Farms like I did and actually tended to it long enough to see a “society” emerge. It may be I was ...

Want to get your kids interested in the Earth without spending big bucks? Think small. Like ant-size small. For the price of a couple of dollar-store jars (or for free if you reuse jelly or pasta ...

Observing insect colonies in their natural state has always been a scientific interest for humans, whether it’s bees, butterflies or ants. A toy formicarium released in the 1950s helped bring ant ...

Ant colonies are surprisingly complex and definitely worthy of scientific observation. This was the basic premise behind the original ant farms (antariums) introduced in the late 1950s. From ads in ...

Terry Corso is trying to set his house up like Tom Hanks’ loft in Big. There are Swagtron electric bikes, golf clubs and putting greens. He has everything set, sans a trampoline and basketball hoop, ...

Ant farms were first invented as a way for researchers and scientists to study how ants behave and interact with each other, but it wasn’t long before they became popular educational toys. They’re ...