Most of the time we do our best to keep ants and other creepy crawlies out of the kitchen. Everything from household cleaners and pest control services to the admonishments of parents everywhere are ...

Ants usually get into yogurt by accident. But a research team recently added the insects on purpose while reviving a traditional recipe. The researchers’ new study reveals how red wood ants' holobiont ...

Following a traditional Bulgarian method of yogurt-making, researchers added four live forest ants into a warm jar of milk. Researchers recreated a nearly forgotten yogurt recipe that was once was ...

In a remarkable blend of science and tradition, researchers have revived an old Balkan and Turkish yogurt-making technique that uses ants as natural fermenters. The ants’ bacteria, acids, and enzymes ...

Ice cream, mascarpone and milk-washed cocktails may sound like simple pleasures — but the ones served at a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Denmark contained a little extra something: ants.