Ants to the Rescue: How Spoil Heaps Turn into Thriving Ecosystems
Mining often leaves behind landscapes we imagine as barren and lifeless. Yet, as PhD student Marie Hovorková discovered, these post-mining “spoil heaps” can host vibrant...
Monthly Archive: January 2025
Integrative taxonomy uncovers a new genus and species
A Review by Alice Laciny Edited by Florian Steiner and Salvatore Brunetti In their recently published paper, Chung et al. present a novel genus of...
From acidic arrows to social shields: exploring the complex venoms of Formicine ants
Review by Erik T. Frank Edited by Rohini Singh and Salvatore Brunetti In a recent comprehensive review, “Acid Reign: Formicine Ants and their Venoms,” Lukas Koch,...
Reviewing the exploration journey through the “acid reign” of Formicine ants’ venoms
As part of his doctoral project in Berlin, Lukas Koch worked on a comprehensive literature review of what is known about Formicine ants’ venoms, arguably...
Best Paper Award 2024
In 2025, Myrmecological News awards for the 7th time the Best Paper of the previous year. One paper of all contributions published in 2024 is...
Happy New Year 2025
Dear Readers, The year 2024 was very intense and productive for our blog. We published 31 posts with authors from many countries and many female...
Olena Kolumba
I am Olena, a second-year PhD student in the Department of Biology at New York University. My fascination with insects, particularly ants, began during my...
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