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 ...

DeepMind’s AlphaProof system solved four out of six problems at the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad, generating formally verified proofs through reinforcement learning trained on millions of ...

I'm an artist who also curates exhibitions. Most of my friends are other artists, who often want to be included in the shows I put together. Increasingly, I can't tell who my friends really are ...

Think about placing dots on a flat surface. You want as many pairs as possible to be separated by the same distance. For any amount of dots, what is the greatest possible number of pairs that can be ...

A group of helpful beavers have saved London residents from a flooding issue that’s been plaguing the area since the 1970s. Residents of Greenford, Ealing, were left unable to get to the local London ...

South East Water has been responsible for multiple days-long supply failures in Kent and Sussex South East Water is assessing what compensation is available to customers impacted by supply problems in ...

South East Water is assessing what compensation is available to customers impacted by supply problems in Kent. About 22,000 properties were affected at the peak of issues in May, which the firm ...

A package holiday is supposed to be the true embodiment of stress relief. A convenient and cost-effective deal to jet off somewhere, hopefully quite nice. Except, Citizens Advice reports around 14 ...

Federal Tort Claims Act, over which DoJ has total discretion, provides workaround to Trump’s $1.8bn slush fund January 6 defendants who assaulted police officers are pursuing legal claims for millions ...