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 ...

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 ...

You can use ChatGPT in a browser at chatgpt.com or through the official mobile app for iOS and Android. You can try the app without much setup, but creating an account gives you a ...

In mid-May, OpenAI announced that an internal AI model had disproved the Erdős unit distance conjecture, a famous problem in discrete geometry that had stumped human mathematicians for the last 80 ...

This week, as I prepared for the ‘Kitui Run for Rain’ race, the country woke up to yet another school tragedy where 16 girls died at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County. In the midst of ...

After more than six years since the last “Star Wars” movie, the franchise returned to theaters over Memorial Day weekend with “The Mandalorian and Grogu.” The movie’s performance at the box office has ...

In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...

Study after study has revealed that artificial intelligence is adversely affecting students’ ability to think critically, solve problems, and formulate their own ideas without the assistance of ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers face a depth chart logjam at quarterback after signing Aaron Rodgers. Mason Rudolph could provide valuable experience for a team needing stability behind their developing ...