Spread the loveWalk into almost any early childhood classroom today, and you’re likely to see a tension playing out: 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 ...

A farmer who plants seeds in poor soil, fails to water them consistently, then curses the seeds for not growing, has fundamentally misunderstood their role in the outcome. The seeds are not the ...

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 ...

Background Improvement science has supported the methodological foundations for the application of quality improvement (QI) ...

Behavioral finance is the study of how psychology affects investor behavior and financial markets. The study of behavioral finance relies on the assumption that investors and other financial ...