What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Ant Collective’

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Updated 11 May 2024
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Ant Collective’

Author: ARMIN SHCIEB

Ants share a vibrant and complex communal life and remarkable abilities to communicate with each other.

“The Ant Collective” presents the world of ants as you have never seen it before, using hyperrealistic, computer-generated imagery that shows 3D-like views of activities inside and outside a thriving nest of red wood ants.

With chapters on topics ranging from the establishment and construction of the nest to the birth of an ant trail and the relocation of a colony, this one-of-a-kind book brilliantly integrates informative descriptions with the illustrations.

 


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Elephants and Their Fossil Relatives’

Updated 12 January 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Elephants and Their Fossil Relatives’

Authors: Asier Larramendi Aand Marco P. Ferretti

Today, only three species of elephants survive—the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).

However, these modern giants represent just a fraction of the vast and diverse order Proboscidea, which includes not only living elephants but also their many extinct relatives.

Over the past 60 million years, proboscideans have evolved and adapted across five continents, giving rise to an astonishing variety of forms.