If you want to make ant yogurt, live ants are more effective than frozen and dehydrated, but there is some risk. Red wood ants occasionally carry parasites which can cause disease in humans. It’s ...

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.

“Today’s yogurts are typically made with just two bacterial strains,” microbiologist Leonie Jahn, one of the paper’s authors, ...

Scientists recreated ant-based yogurt and revealed how insect microbes enable fermentation. Researchers have revived a nearly ...

The researchers found that live ants worked best for fermentation, while frozen or dried ants failed to produce suitable bacterial cultures. They warned against trying the method at home, as live ants ...

When you think of yogurt, you probably picture a neat plastic cup in the dairy aisle. The ingredients list is short and ...

Four live red wood ants were then collected from a local colony and added to the milk. The authors secured the milk with ...

Spiking milk with live ants makes tangy traditional yogurt. Researchers have identified the ants' microbial pals and enzymes that help the process.

Drop four ants into warm milk, wait a while — and voilà, you have yoghurt. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark have taken a closer look at this ...

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

Researchers have revived an ancient Bulgarian and Turkish method of making yogurt using live red wood ants. These ants contribute unique acids, microb ...

The small industrious wood ant can do more than just build high nests in spruce forests. A newly published scientific article in the journal Microbial Ecology reveals that ants combat a range of plant ...