Although they will not know it, when the world finally moves off petroleum completely, we may have the ants to thank. Formica, as ants were known by the Romans (yes, formica, but not the flooring material) — when squashed, emit a characteristic odor and that’s formic acid. That we know so much about it is thanks to … Continue reading Ants! Run for your lives! Or, perhaps, are ants the key players in the Hydrogen Economy?