In strategy, activity is often mistaken for progress. Organizations move quickly to solutions because “doing something” feels ...

When four-year-old Joca, a golden retriever with dark soulful eyes, died on a scorching Brazilian tarmac after an airline’s tragic mistake, the nation’s outrage could have remained just another ...

In today’s digital world, people increasingly rely on online tools to simplify everyday tasks. Whether it’s creating stylish text for social media profiles or calculating academic performance, ...

You shouldn’t grill without extra-long tools. These 17-inch tongs keep your hands far from jumping flames and burning heat, allowing you to turn skewers or flip chicken comfortably and safely. This ...

The bees had to roll the ball under a blue "flower," then stand atop the moved object to access a sweet treat. Mikko Törmänen / University of Oulu Some bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, a ...

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 ...

German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler set up a famous experiment more than 100 years ago that changed how scientists understand animal intelligence and the power of insight — or spontaneous ...

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 ...

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 ...

Basically every recent, high-profile accusation of someone passing off AI-generated writing as their own has started in the same way: with a tool called Pangram. In March, when a horror novel from a ...

“If you are a mathematician,” one of the world’s leading mathematicians recently wrote, “you may want to make sure you are sitting down before reading further.” And you’ll definitely need to sit down ...