How can you have a proof without proving anything? Mathematicians found a way and, in the process, came to blows over it – ...

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 ...

Artificial intelligence can now solve open research-level mathematics problems — not just competition questions — and the May 2026 issue of Science News documents the moment the field registered that ...

Crows are among the most intelligent animals on Earth, capable of planning ahead, solving complex puzzles, recognizing human faces, and even teaching grudges to other crows . Studies have shown that ...

In the avian world, one group of birds consistently demonstrates remarkable cognitive abilities that rival those of primates and even young human children. Crows, along with their corvid relatives ...

As artificial intelligence systems grow more advanced, their failures are becoming increasingly unpredictable and chaotic. Recent research, highlighted by Claudius Papirus, introduces the concept of ...

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Let's keep things simple – this is basic math. Nothing scary. Just everyday calculations, a bit of geometry, some number patterns, and the kind of stuff you definitely learned in school at some point.