Eighty percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from just 57 companies, a 2024 study showed.

In a series of experiments, the fuzzy pollinators figured out how to use a ball as a tool to access a sugary treat. The study ...

Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians ...

With automated proof-checkers, a problem can be broken up into small chunks, solved bit-by-bit, then reassembled with ...

New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger ...

An experiment carried out by Riesenhuber and colleagues has revealed that the brain has a workaround that can be activated ...

Bumblebees appear to be capable of coming up with creative solutions to new problems to get a sugary reward—and their ...

Scientists revisited the Antikythera Mechanism after a YouTuber’s experiment—and may have finally solved the mystery of the ...

P vs. NP asks: are these two classes actually the same? If P = NP, then every “hard” problem is secretly fast to solve; we ...

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 ...

What's the best way to learn a puzzle or solve a problem? Consider a task where you must predict the weather from mysterious symbols. Should you try to interpret all the clues at once, or master them ...