Taking a spoonful of yogurt and discovering it’s been fermented by ants, not bacteria, might sound unbelievable. A team of ...

Drop four ants into warm milk, wait a while — and voilà, you have yoghurt. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and ...

For many they are simply a pest, but for Singaporean entrepreneur John Ye his personal interest in the humble ant prompted him to launch a business selling insects that he believes have a lot to offer ...

Scientists revived a forgotten Balkan recipe where live forest ants and their microbes naturally turn warm milk into yogurt.

Both luxury and pedestrian, Ant Hamlyn’s recent portrayals of flattened everyday objects and scenes are featured in a new ...

Scientists studying the clonal raider ant have now discovered how this works: each neuron activates one odor gene while ...

Overloaded leafcutter ants develop “blind spots” that slow their movement - showing how nature’s most efficient workers hit sensory limits.

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama discovered that carrying oversized loads limits the ability to perceive the trail in leafcutter ants, akin to blind spots whi ...

Scientists have revived a forgotten yogurt-making method from the Balkans and Turkey that uses ants to naturally ferment milk ...

Antarctic krill don’t just sequester carbon in their poop; they also make carbon-rich pellets out of leftovers. But microplastics may throw a wrench in the works.

Researchers revived a Balkan yogurt tradition using live ants, whose microbes and enzymes ferment milk. The study highlights ...

Scientists often come up with discoveries that might initially sound strange, but are extremely fascinating. These unusual ...