For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's ShortWave podcast . Over a century ago, the German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler conducted what became a ...

Bumblebees faced with a challenge know how to play ball. Buff-tailed bumblebees can figure out on their own how to use a ball as a ladder to nab sugar from an out-of-reach fake flower, researchers ...

Despite having tiny brains, bumblebees have demonstrated a remarkable ability to socially learn how to use tools, solve simple puzzles, and cooperate to achieve a goal. It seems they can also solve ...

In a new study, bumble bees solve a completely novel object-manipulation task. What makes this behavior especially remarkable is that the bees had never been trained. The findings challenge the ...

Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR) today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has approved a share repurchase program under which Coursera is authorized to repurchase up to $500 million of the ...

Researchers say the findings raise questions about what happens to our brains and patterns if we depend too much on AI. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After more than 50 years of lingering questions in Lee County, investigators revealed more about their renewed efforts to identify the young victim in the county’s only cold case. In ...

St. Paul police say a unit focused on non-fatal shootings is helping solve more cases and may be reducing gun violence across the city. The St. Paul Police Department started the Non-Fatal Shooting ...

This story has been corrected. A pilot program aimed at improving health care access for Defense Department civilians in Japan has saved patients about $1 million, but participants say significant ...

Some readers may solve the problem procedurally: line up the two numbers, add the ones column, carry the one, and add the tens to get 43. Others might instead notice a creative shortcut: 29 + 14 is ...

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Mathematics, like many other scientific endeavors, is increasingly using artificial intelligence. Of course, math is the backbone of AI, but mathematicians are also turning to these tools for tasks ...