Genomic surveillance—the process of monitoring and sequencing pathogens—is one of the most important tools for detecting ...

Autonomous vehicle (AV) robotaxis have taken hold in several key markets around the country, with new hubs emerging steadily.

Many students appear to be completing assignments faster while learning less from them. This conclusion comes from one of the largest studies of how generative AI is changing student behavior and ...

Every June, I make the same promise: this year I'll plan for the heat rather than be ambushed by it. And every June, I break ...

Elementary teachers can create authentic contexts for students to practice critical thinking, collaboration, and ...

What problems do you face on a daily or weekly basis that constantly leave you feeling undergunned? Is it the constant need to ferret through a sea of tools in order to find the right driver to ...

Quinn Mallory (Jerry O'Connell) holds his sliding timer in Sliders Season 1 Episode 1. Syfy.com All five seasons of Sliders — the 1995–2000 Fox and Sci Fi Channel series about a team of accidental ...

A conversation with author Anne Morriss on why the slow and steady approach can leave issues unresolved. When it comes to solving complex, layered problems, the default for many organizational leaders ...

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's ShortWave podcast . Over a century ago, the German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler conducted what became a ...

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 ...

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 ...