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Bumblebees just aced a problem-solving challenge that once proved chimpanzee intelligence, joining an elite group of brainy species. These tiny insects figured out how to use a ball as a tool to reach an out-of-reach reward, stunning scientists who say it's time we recognize insect brains.
Steve Wozniak earned thunderous cheers at a graduation ceremony by celebrating human intelligence over AI. While other speakers faced boos for pushing AI, the Apple cofounder reminded students their actual intelligence is what matters most.
New AI conversation tools are creating an unexpected outcome in workplaces and classrooms: people are becoming more civil, self-aware, and emotionally intelligent. The technology isn't forcing change—it's helping us show up as our better selves.
Scientists just discovered insect larvae thriving at crushing depths in Lake Malawi where no insects should survive. Their secret? Specially reinforced air sacs that resist extreme underwater pressure.
Scientists in Kenya are using crickets, mealworms, and other insects to create jobs, fight hunger, and lift nearly a million people out of poverty. Eight beneficial insects are reshaping Africa's food system in surprising ways.
Scientists discovered two new colonies of the Lord Howe Island stick insect on a remote volcanic outcrop, 25 years after the species was rediscovered. Once so common they were used as fishing bait, these rare insects are bouncing back thanks to a global breeding program.
A fossil mistaken for a baby shrimp for nearly 40 years turned out to be an entirely new species of ancient insect with 24 paddle-like legs. The discovery helps solve one of biology's biggest puzzles about how insects first moved from water to land.
Thousands of drivers across Southeast England are joining a citizen science project that counts bug splats on car plates to help scientists understand and protect insect populations. The simple survey method has already revealed crucial data that's now expanding internationally.
New research reveals Earth hosts 20 million insect species—triple previous estimates—using innovative tracking methods borrowed from disease epidemiology. We've only discovered 1.5 million so far, meaning countless tiny wonders remain hidden in forests worldwide.
Scientists just discovered that insects have been mimicking flowering plants for 99 million years—more than double what we previously thought. A tiny moth lacewing preserved in amber reveals nature's oldest masterclass in camouflage.
A marine biologist who proved dolphins are self-aware just won one of astronomy's top honors. The SETI Institute chose her work studying intelligence on Earth to help find it in space.
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak brought a refreshing message to college graduates worried about AI taking their jobs. His simple wordplay about "actual intelligence" earned standing applause and reminded everyone what makes humans irreplaceable.
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak earned roaring applause at a college graduation by flipping the AI anxiety script. While other tech leaders got booed for praising artificial intelligence, Woz celebrated the graduates' natural smarts.
Nigerian intelligence agencies helped the United States eliminate the second-in-command of ISIS globally, a major victory that barely made headlines. Now security experts say it's time to celebrate the quiet heroes keeping millions safe.
Two brothers in Bangkok just launched a private insect museum to help city dwellers reconnect with the tiny creatures that keep our world alive. Their hands-on workshops turn everyday nature encounters into real scientific discoveries.
A damselfly unseen for 102 years and a rare moth once thought extinct have reappeared on Hawaiian islands where scientists had given up hope. The insects survived by adapting to habitats experts had written off as worthless. #
Meet the froghopper, a tiny Amazon insect that creates a protective bubble home from sap, air, and its own waste. Once it grows up, it becomes one of nature's most incredible athletes, jumping nearly 100 times its own body length.
A 13-year-old cow named Veronika has become the first documented bovine to use tools, scratching herself with sticks, rakes, and brooms. The discovery from Austria is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about animal intelligence.
A new Israeli company is transforming how governments make sense of the overwhelming flood of video data from phones, drones, and body cameras. Airis Labs just secured $60 million to bring its real-time visual intelligence platform to agencies worldwide.
Researchers used lasers and AI to reconstruct the calls of cricket-like insects from the Jurassic period, revealing that some sang at frequencies beyond human hearing millions of years before bats existed. This discovery rewrites what we thought we knew about why insects evolved ultrasonic communication.
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