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Anthropic disclosed that an unreleased research Claude model raised the proven fraction of zeta zeros on the critical line from 41.6% to 67.2%, the largest single-step jump in history, using 60 AI sub ...

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Eric Weinstein argues that modern physics has spent decades pursuing the wrong questions while neglecting the breakthroughs that could fundamentally change humanity's future. He claims the path to ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...