Need a shortcut? Ask a bumblebee

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 03:50 in Mathematics & Economics

They might look like they wander aimlessly from flower to flower, but bumblebees solve a complex mathematical problem to find the shortest possible route between sources of food.

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