Photo of a section of acorn with nearly 100 tiny pale ants on the inside surface
Acorn ants in Cleveland appear to have evolved rapidly to survive the heat-trapping urban environment.

Biology’s Sarah Diamond, Ryan Martin discuss study on how ants evolve to temperature change

What city ants can teach us about species evolution and climate change

UndarkSarah Diamond and Ryan Martin, both assistant professors of biology, discussed their study on how urban and rural acorn ants tolerate temperature change.