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1 week ago

Scientists make yogurt using ants. The result: tangy and herby

Imagine you're walking in the mountains of Bulgaria, enjoying the lush greenery, the clear streams. And the reason you're up there? To make yogurt the old-fashioned way - by dropping live red wood ants into fresh milk. VERONICA SINOTTE: We added four whole ants, dropped them into the top, covered it with a cheesecloth, hiked up the mountain and buried it inside of the ant colony.
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fromThe Local France
1 month ago

Data from French government ANTS website 'not for sale on the dark web'

Over the weekend it was widely reported in French media that a group of hackers had breached the government's ANTS website, stealing personal data from between 12 and 13 million people. The unidentified group posted messages online claiming that the personal data was now for sale on the dark web, offering sample data to apparently prove that their hack had been successful.
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fromwww.nature.com
1 month ago

These Ants Are Different Species but Share a Mother

Iberian harvester ant queens clone males of Messor structor to maintain sperm supply and produce hybrid workers, even when M. structor colonies are absent.
France news
fromThe Local France
6 months ago

Ant warning over France's Linky electricity meters

Ants cause significant power outages in France by interfering with Linky electricity meters, highlighting an unusual and recurring issue despite other concerns.
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