Ants in space grapple well with zero-g

Ants in space!!! No, not like Alien and Sigourney Weaver. Scientists back in March 2015 took ants to the International Space Station to test their ability in zero g.

Researchers are hoping to learn from the ants' cooperative methods and use the results to develop search algorithms for groups of robots.

Check out the full article here. Sans Sigourney Weaver.

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