NPR's Short Wave talks about babies' perceptions of rhythm, how sleep may help us solve puzzles and why snakes may be able to fast so long. It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, ...

We've all heard the best approach to solve a problem is to "sleep on it." It turns out there may be more truth to this adage than previously thought. While stories abound of eureka moments surfacing ...

Slime molds look like simple goop, but their behavior suggests a surprising kind of problem-solving ability. Without a brain or nervous system, they can navigate obstacles, optimize routes, and adapt ...

The Taurus moon asks, “Can the problem be solved with money?” while simultaneously reminding us that money problems are often idea problems or relationship problems in disguise. The dollars often ...

Crows, ravens, and other corvids consistently demonstrate problem-solving abilities that rival those of great apes. New Caledonian crows, in particular, are master tool-makers, crafting hooks from ...

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally in 2010 because an opportunity presented itself ...

Artificial intelligence is transforming how we cure disease, defend nations, and deliver goods. But the same technology driving this surge of innovation is also testing the limits of the system that ...

A common argument against the use of AI in critical decision-making is that it has no feelings or emotions. Yet AI is unmatched in scale, prediction and silent adaptation. It can process vast amounts ...

Amid sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands. By Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar ...

Marketing budgets in 2025 have stayed the same, yet expectations keep rising. CMOs report budgets stuck at roughly 7.7% of company revenue, which means teams are expected to do more with the same ...