Why evolution rewarded ants that sacrificed protection
The question is playful and unrealistic, but it points to a serious idea: the tension between quantity and quality. New research suggests this same tradeoff has shaped evolution, especially in…
Would you eat yogurt made with ants? Scientists did
Researchers recreated a nearly forgotten yogurt recipe that was once was once common across the Balkans and Turkey — using ants. Reporting in the Cell Press journal iScience on October…
Evolutionary biology: Ants can hold a grudge
A team led by evolutionary biologist Volker Nehring is investigating the extent to which ants learn from past experiences. Ants learn from experience. This has been demonstrated by a team…