The microbiome is made up of millions of bacteria and yeast that live in your gastrointestinal system and affect your health.

Here’s what actually happens during yogurt fermentation and why it matters for gut health. What Is Fermentation, and How Does ...

In parts of Eurasia, the key to a tangy yogurt treat scurries along the forest floor. Red wood ants and their microbes acidify and thicken milk, helping ferment the liquid into creamy yogurt, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Humans have been tinkering with ways to ferment milk into more shelf-stable products like kefir, cheese, and yogurt for thousands of years. Today, even though most commercially produced yogurt depends ...

Researchers recreated a nearly forgotten yogurt recipe that once was common across the Balkans and Turkey—using ants. Reporting in iScience on October 3, the team shows that bacteria, acids, and ...

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 ...

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.

Learning how to make yogurt at home is easier than most people expect. With milk and a yogurt starter culture, you can make smooth, creamy homemade yogurt using equipment you may already have in your ...