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Short Summaries of Articles about Mathematics
in the Popular Press

"Mini maths masters." In Brief, New Scientist, 17 November 2001, page 29.

"Ants don't have big brains, but they're pretty good at maths," this small news item begins. On a first visit to a nesting site, the ants walk around randomly and leave behind a scent trail, which they use during a second visit to the site.

--- Allyn Jackson

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