One way to measure the relevance of published science is to measure how well it reaches society at large. Recently, some Myrmecol. News contributions generated echoes in the media.

 
Myrmecological News' inclusion in the Web of Science
>  Anonymous. 2009: Neueste Nachrichten von der Ameise. – <http://www.uibk.ac.at/ecology/news/news.html.en>, retrieved on 1 January 2010.
>  Anonymous. 2010: Myrmecological News zählt zur Weltklasse. – Universum März 2010: 69.
>  Strnadl, S. 2009: Neueste Nachrichten von der Ameise. – Der Standard, 2 December 2009, <http://derstandard.at/1259280986325/Neueste-Nachrichten-von-der-Ameise>, retrieved on 2 December 2009.

Baer, B. 2010: The copulation biology of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). – Myrmecological News 14: 55-68.
>  Anonymous. 2010: Zwei m.E. wichtige neue Arbeiten sind in den Myrmecological News erschienen. – <http://www.ameisenforum.de/neues-aus-medien-wissenschaft/40427-soziometrie-soziogenese-paarungsbiologie.html>, retrieved on 1 August 2010.

Bernasconi, C., Cherix, D., Seifert, B. & Pamilo, P. 2010: Molecular taxonomy of the Formica rufa group (red wood ants) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a new cryptic species in the Swiss Alps? – Myrmecological News 14: 37-47.
>  Anonymous. 2010: Eine neue Art von Hügel bauenden Waldameisen aus den Schweizer Alpen? – <http://www.ameisenforum.de/neues-aus-medien-wissenschaft/39948-eine-neue-art-von-h-gel-bauenden-waldameisen-aus-den-schweizer-alpen.html>, retrieved on 1 July 2010.

Bezdecka, P. & Bezdecková, K. 2009: First record of Pyramica baudueri (Emery, 1875) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Bulgaria. – Myrmecological News 13: 1-2.
>  Anonymous. 2009: Pyramica baudueri. – <http://ameisenwiki.de/index.php/Pyramica_baudueri>, retrieved on 18 October 2009.

Boer, P. 2008: Observations of summit disease in Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). – Myrmecological News 11: 63-66.
>  Buschinger, A. 2008: Die “Wipfelkrankheit” bei Formica rufa. – <http://www.ameisenschutzwarte.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=713&sid=df0b9a73e6893a5fe292fccd515b8a46>, retrieved on 28 December 2008.

Buschinger, A. 2009: Social parasitism among ants: a review (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). – Myrmecological News 12: 219-235.
>  Anonymous. 2009: Sozialparasitismus bei Ameisen. – < http://ameisenforum.de/neues-aus-medien-wissenschaft/36329-sozialparasitismus-bei-ameisen.html>, retrieved on 28 July 2009.
>  Wild, A. 2009: Ant News Roundup 2/24/09. – <http://myrmecos.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/ant-news-roundup-22409/#more-2226>, retrieved on 1 March 2008.

Fellner, T., Borovsky, V. & Fiedler, K. 2009: First records of the dacetine ant species Pyramica argiola (Emery, 1869) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Austria. – Myrmecological News 12: 167-169.
>  Anonymous. 2009: Pyramica argiola. – <http://www.ameisenwiki.de/index.php/Pyramica_argiola>, retrieved on 4 May 2009.
>  Anonymous. 2009: Research from Corvinus University has provided new data on science. – <http://food.verticalnews.com/articles/2862264.html>, retrieved on 1 January 2010.
>  Borovsky, V. 2009: Erstfund v. Pyramica argiola in Österreich. – <http://ameisenforum.de/neues-aus-medien-wissenschaft/35403-erstfund-v-pyramica-argiola-osterreich.html>, retrieved on 1 June 2009.

Guillem, R. & Bensusan, K. 2008: Technomyrmex vexatus (Santschi, 1919) from Gibraltar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a new ant species for Europe and genus for Iberia. – Myrmecological News 11: 21-23.
>  Anonymous. 2008: New ant for Europe found in Gibraltar by GONHS team. – <http://www.gonhs.org/press.htm#NewAnt>, retrieved on 28 December 2008.

Heinze, J. 2008: The demise of the standard ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). – Myrmecological News 11: 9-20.
>  Buschinger, A. 2008: Myrmecological News online early. – <http://formicidae.darkbb.com/hot-topics-nouveautes-f13/myrmecological-news-online-early-t44.htm>, retrieved on 28 December 2008.
>  Dowling, M. 2008. 2008: The year in ants. – http://desposyni.blogspot.com/2008/12/2008-year-in-ants.html, retrieved on 31 March 2009.
>  Wild, A. 2008: The demise of the standard ant. – <http://myrmecos.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/the-demise-of-the-standard-ant/>, retrieved on 28 December 2008.

Kenne, M., Feneron, R., Djieto-Lordon, C., Malherbe, M.-C., Tindo, M., Ngnegueu, P.R. & Dejean, A. 2009: Nesting and foraging habits in the arboreal ant Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). – Myrmecological News 12: 109-115.
>  Wild, A. 2009: Ant News Roundup 2/24/09. – <http://myrmecos.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/ant-news-roundup-22409/#more-2226>, retrieved on 1 March 2008.

Kronauer, D.J.C. 2008: Recent advances in army ant biology (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). – Myrmecological News 12: 51-65.
>  Wild, A. 2008: How should we talk about army ants? – <http://myrmecos.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/how-should-we-talk-about-army-ants/>, retrieved on 28 December 2008.

Lorite, P. & Palomeque, T. 2010: Karyotype evolution in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of the known ant chromosome numbers. – Myrmecological News 13: 89-102.
>  Anonymous. 2010: Evolución de los cromosomas en las hormigas. – <http://www.lamarabunta.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=17871&view=previous>, retrieved on 1 April 2010.

Mehdiabadi, N.J. & Schultz, T.R. 2009: Natural history and phylogeny of the fungus-farming ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). – Myrmecological News 13: 37-55.
>  Anonymous. 2009: Blattschneider und Pilzzüchter. – <http://www.ameisenforum.de/neues-aus-medien-wissenschaft/37774-blattschneider-und-pilzz-chter-stammesgeschichte-und-lebensweise.html>, retrieved on 28 November 2009.

Nagy, C., Tartally, A., Vilisics, F., Merkl, O., Szita, E., Szél, G., Podlussány, A., Rédei, D., Csősz, S., Pozsgai, G., Orosz, A., Szövényi, G. & Markó, V. 2009: Effects of the invasive garden ant, Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma & Andrásfalvy, 1990 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), on arthropod assemblages: pattern analyses in the type supercolony. – Myrmecological News 12: 171-181.
>  Anonymous . 2009: Research from Corvinus University has provided new data on science. – <http://food.verticalnews.com/articles/2862264.html>, retrieved on 1 January 2010.

Ryder Wilkie, K.T, Mertl, A.L. & Traniello, J.F.A. 2009: Diversity of ground-dwelling ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in primary and secondary forests in Amazonian Ecuador. – Myrmecological News 12: 139-147.
>  Anonymous . 2009: Studies from Boston University in the area of science described. – <http://food.verticalnews.com/articles/2862263.html>, retrieved on 1 January 2010.

Seifert, B. & Schultz, R. 2009: A taxonomic revision of the Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793 group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). – Myrmecological News 12: 255-272.
>  Anonymous. 2009: Namensänderung Formica lusatica zu Formica clara. – <http://www.ameisenforum.de/neues-aus-medien-wissenschaft/37432-namens-nderung-formica-lusatica-zu-formica-clara.html>, retrieved on 18 October 2009.
>  Anonymous. 2009: Formica clara. – < http://www.ameisenwiki.de/index.php/Formica_clara>, retrieved on 18 October 2009.

Stüben, M. & Linsenmair, K.E. 2008: Advances in insect preparation: bleaching, clearing and relaxing ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). – Myrmecological News 12: 15-21.
>  Anonymous. 2008: Ameisen durchsichtig gemacht. – < http://www.stellenboersen.de/uni/wuerzburg/uni-wuerzburg/081113ameisen-durchsichtig.html>, retrieved on 28 December 2008.
>  Anonymous. 2008: Bleichmethode macht Ameisenpanzer transparent. – <http://science.orf.at/science/news/153346>, retrieved on 28 December 2008.
>  Anonymous. 2008: Ameisen durchsichtig gemacht. – <http://www.reptilia.de/Aktuelles.368.0.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=346&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=306&cHash=7e258ce3d5>, retrieved on 28 December 2008.
>  Anonymous. 2008: Ameisen durchsichtig gemacht. – <http://www.bista.de/nachrichten/47325/Ameisen_durchsichtig_gemacht__.html>, retrieved on 31 March 2009.
>  Anonymous. 2009: Ameisen durchsichtig gemacht. – <http://mikro-link.blogspot.com/2009/11/ameisen-durchsichtig-gemacht.html>, retrieved on 1 February 2010.
>  Emmerich, R. 2008: Ameisen durchsichtig gemacht. – <http://idw-online.de/pages/en/news?id=288641>, retrieved on 28 December 2008.
>  JTU. 2008: Durchsichtige Ameisen. – < http://www.scienzz.de/ticker/art10288.html>, retrieved on 28 December 2008.
>  Konetschny, C. 2008: Ameisen durchsichtig gemacht. – < http://www.materialsgate.de/mnews/mn-3800.html>, retrieved on 30 January 2009.
>  Maurice. 2008: Ameisen durchsichtig gemacht. – <http://www.webcityguide.de/wcg/index.php?act=news&display=show&ns_id=209>, retrieved on 28 December 2008.

Tschinkel, W.R. 2010: Back to basics: sociometry and sociogenesis of ant societies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). – Myrmecological News 14: 49-54.
>  Anonymous. 2010: Zwei m.E. wichtige neue Arbeiten sind in den Myrmecological News erschienen. – <http://www.ameisenforum.de/neues-aus-medien-wissenschaft/40427-soziometrie-soziogenese-paarungsbiologie.html>, retrieved on 1 August 2010.

Wetterer, J.K. 2008: Worldwide spread of the ghost ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). – Myrmecological News 12: 23-33.
>  Wild, A. 2008: Worldwide distribution of the ghost ant. – <http://myrmecos.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/worldwide-distribution-of-the-ghost-ant/>, retrieved on 28 December 2008.