Scientific American

The million-dollar race to ‘blow up’ math’s hardest equations

These are math’s most famous open questions. Solve one, and you’ll win a $1-million prize—but it’s only happened once since ...

They Spent Years on a Math Problem. Then They Were Scooped by A.I.

Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians ...

Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants

New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger ...

Bumblebees show advanced problem-solving skills in new experiment

Scientists observe bumblebees rolling a ball underneath a flower to get sugar, showing complex problem-solving abilities.

Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds

In 2024, Olli Loukola of the Finland co-authored a study demonstrating that bumblebees could cooperate to solve complex ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Mathematicians Puzzled Over a Famous Problem for 80 Years. Now, They’ve Used A.I. to Identify a Clever Solution

In 1946, the mathematician Paul Erdős posed the unit distance problem—and suggested a winning strategy. An A.I. model has now ...

Florida relaunches 10-day python hunt with $10,000 prize as invasive snakes overrun the Everglades

"By engaging the public in science-based invasive species management, we are able to raise awareness and strengthen support ...

The Agentic Reckoning: Enterprise AI organizations have a runtime problem, not a model problem — and most are building the wrong solution

VentureBeat surveyed 132 enterprise AI leaders: the production failure point isn't the model — it's the runtime layer most ...
CNET

Counting on AI to Solve Problems Makes Us More Likely to Struggle and Give Up, Study Suggests

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 ...
Wired

Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows

Using AI chatbots for even just 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ...
WESH

Python Problem: Experts say the large snakes are moving north into Brevard County

BURMESE PYTHONS ARE ONE OF THE STATE’S MOST FEARSOME INVASIVE SPECIES, AND WHILE THEY MAINTAINED A PRESENCE IN THE EVERGLADES FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, A NEW STUDY REVEALS THEY’RE TRAVELING NORTH. JJ ...