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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As it begins to explain its mythology, the Absolute Green Lantern series has exposed a key problem of DC’s Absolute Universe. The new series has drawn its mysteries out for too long, killing much of ...

Cameron Peters is a staff editor at Vox. This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your ...

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These short anomaly-detection puzzles are designed to illustrate how reasoning often depends on identifying inconsistencies ...

The era of AI agents is getting closer. At Microsoft Build 2026, CEO Satya Nadella laid out a vision where AI becomes the primary way people interact with technology. Instead of jumping between apps ...

The first of a new generation of neutrino experiments has begun to make its mark. With just two months of data, the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) experiment in Guangdong, China, has ...

An important Dutton Ranch character met his fate, while Beth and Rip made major career moves. Episode 5 also featured a stunning partnership. A one-word description of how fans should feel after Ep. 5 ...