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Can ants save Earth from global warming?
2014-08-03 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: Ants may be cooling the Earth by helping trap carbon dioxide from the environment, a new study has claimed. A long-term experiment tracking the ants' effects on soil suggests they cooled Earth's climate as their numbers grew. "Ants are changing the environment," said lead study author Ronald Dorn, from the Arizona State University in Tempe. Certain ant species "weather" minerals in order to secrete calcium carbonate - better known as limestone. The process traps and removes a tiny bit of...
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FIRE ANTS ARE A THREAT TO HUMANS, PETS AND LIVESTOCK
2014-07-28 23:51:34| Cattle Today
Fire ants are more than aptly named, given the reddish-orange color of their bodies and the painful, burning sting they can give.
Ants play significant role in reducing global carbon emissions, suggests report
2014-07-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A 25-year study conducted by the Geological Society of America has concluded that ants are one of the most powerful biological agents of mineral decay, offering an insight into accelerated methods of carbon dioxide (CO2) storing, or sequestration. The investigation has specifically centred on how the insects interact with minerals, extracting what they need and thus processing the captured resource. By understanding the geo-biology behind ant-mineral interactions, the team hope to geoengineer...
Researchers look to fire ants for sources of biodiesel feedstock
2014-01-02 17:30:16| Green Car Congress
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New Social Game for Google Glass Casts Players as Scavenging Ants
2013-08-13 06:36:16| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
The developers of Swarm say their social scavenger hunt could "provide a glimpse not only of the future of social gaming, but perhaps the future of social organization itself."
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