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 ...

Adults in Germany are better than the international average at coping with problems in new and complex situations. However, this adaptive problem-solving skill depends more heavily on sociodemographic ...

From GPT-5 to GPT-5 Thinking, here's a simple guide to ChatGPT's current models and the tasks they're best suited for.

When faced with a tricky maze task involving hidden information, humans instinctively toggle between two clever mental strategies: simplifying in steps or mentally rewinding. MIT researchers showed ...

Researchers say the findings raise questions about what happens to our brains and patterns if we depend too much on AI. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...

Despite its tiny brain, the bumblebee is capable of solving complex problems on a dime, reshaping our view of the humble pollinators.

Nobody should be so short-sighted or so old-fashioned as to write off the power of being able to fill knowledge gaps on demand. Yet this phenomenon is often attributed to a growing critical thinking ...

At top, a neural spike is read out and decoded to move the cart. On the bottom, a waveform indicates electrical stimulation into specific neurons to encode the pole's angle into the organoid. This ...