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

We love innovation. New products solve old problems and slowly change the world. But some things don’t really need it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: The Spruce / Margot Cavin As someone who has moved over 20 times and likes to keep a curated, fairly minimalistic space, I ...

Instead of stressing over guessing the right word, researchers from Binghamton University in New York focussed on narrowing down the search for the word.

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 ...

Floor Plan developer Turbo Button has announced Slap Out Of It!, a “slap-and-solve adventure” game set in a “slapstick comedy sandbox packed with silly puzzles.” It will launch for unspecified ...

At the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Robert Moser leads roughly 700 researchers, engineers and computer scientists working on some of the country’s most ...

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 ...

Contrary to their name, bumblebees are no bumbling oafs. A new study published in Science on Thursday found that these bees utilized tools to solve complex problems to win a sugary treat, even if they ...

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 ...