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  8. Animals

    Slavemaker Ants: Misunderstood Farmers?

    A test of what once seemed too obvious to test—whether ant colonies suffer after being raided by slavemaker ants—suggests that some of the raiding insects have been getting unfair press.

    By Susan Milius
  9. Computing

    Calculating Swarms

    Ant teamwork suggests models for computing faster and organizing better.

    By Ivars Peterson
  10. Paleontology

    Fossil find extends ants’ ancient lineage

    The recently described, 92-million-year-old fossil of a primitive worker ant pushes back the first record of its particular subfamily by 40 million years, forcing researchers to reevaluate their ideas about the early evolution of these insects.

    By Sid Perkins
  11. Animals

    First mammal joins the eusocial club

    Because naked mole rats exhibit permanent physical traits that distinguish certain castes of a colony, they belong to the same grouping as so-called eusocial insects such as bees, ants, wasps, and termites.

    By Laura Sivitz
  12. Humans

    Science News of the Year 2000

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2000.

    By Science News