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1,666 results for: Ants
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New ant species plunders other ants’ farms
A newly discovered Megalomyrmex ant specializes in raiding the nest gardens of fungus-cultivating ant species.
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Flood’s rising? Quick, start peeing!
Malaysian ants that nest in giant bamboo fight floods by sipping from water rising inside and then dashing outdoors to pee.
- Paleontology
Did ancient superbees squash diversity?
The recent discovery of several dozen extinct bee species in ancient amber deposits has led one paleontologist to propose that the very success of some bees' social lifestyle led to today's dearth of hive-dwelling species.
- Materials Science
Droplets string themselves together
Under the right conditions, mixing two incompatible polymers can produce drops that organize themselves into strings.
- Math
Computing on a Cellular Scale
The behavior of leaf pores resembles that of mathematical systems known as cellular automata.
- Math
Euclid’s Fourteenth Book
An ancient manuscript reveals an astonishing, unexpected realm of Euclidean geometry. For additional math news, visit the MathTrek blog.
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Growing Up Online
New studies probe some of the many ways, both good and bad, that children and teenagers use the Internet and adapt to online communication.
- Animals
Naked and Not
The Damaraland mole rat may be less famous than its naked cousin, but both have some of the oddest social structures found in a mammal.
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30 Hours with Team Slime Mold
A bunch of biologists volunteer for a mad weekend of biodiversity surveying to see what's been overlooked right outside Washington, D.C.
- Math
The Mind of the Swarm
Mathematics is helping explain how animals form flocks, swarms, and schools.
- Humans
Science News of the Year 2006
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2006.
- Math
Buffon’s Needling Ants
The classic probability experiment known as Buffon’s needle produces a statistical estimate of the value of pi, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The experiment consists of randomly dropping a needle over and over again onto a wooden floor made up of parallel planks. If the needle’s length is no greater than […]
