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Published online 22 August 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020819-8
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Ants shape Europe's biggest carnival
Models of insect swarms teach scientists how to make street party safer.
This weekend, almost a million people will pour into London's Notting Hill district for its annual carnival, Europe's largest street party. The authorities will treat them like ants in the hope of making their experience more pleasant.
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