Students are participating in "Ultimate Survival," a Gifted and Talented Education program offered through Kings Canyon ...

With mental health issues striking ever-younger children, a book suggests the roots of adolescent distress may lie in the family home, Yang Yang reports. Chen Xingjia (right), author of the recently ...

A bumble bee standing on a ball beneath the artificial flower containing a reward, illustrating the experimental solution. Credit: Mikko Törmänen / University of Oulu Bumble bees demonstrated an ...

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 ...

As the adage goes, “big things come in tiny packages.” Just ask the humble bumblebee. A team of researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland published a research paper on June 4, suggesting that ...

A new study published in journal Science on June 4 has found that bumble bees can solve complex object-based tasks without training, suggesting the insects possess surprising cognitive flexibility.

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 ...

New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger brains do. Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps ...