How Do Ants Know Trigonometry?
Think of yourself as a desert ant. You leave your nest to search for food early in the…
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The Minimum Work Principle in the Universe
Gravity is usually accepted as the reason behind the fall of every object we drop. Physicists, however, associate…
Big Germination
It was one of those chilly but lively mornings of spring. Everything was as expected: creeks were flowing,…
Collective Intelligence in Ant Colonies
Social insects such as termites, some bees and wasps in general, and ants in particular, have held a…
Ant Stitch
Recently, at the G-Mex Centre in Manchester UK, I attended the CLOTECH 96 exhibition. The organizers had gathered…
Ants and Their Guests
There are a great number of wonders in nature waiting to be understood. One of them is the…