Amateur mathematicians are using artificial intelligence chatbots to solve long-standing problems, in a move that has taken professionals by surprise. While the problems in question aren’t the most ...

Veronika resting while using a stick. Photo / Antonio J Osuna Mascaró In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson published a now-iconic Far Side comic entitled Cow Tools. In it, a cow stands proudly beside a ...

Natural selection uses duplicated genes as raw material for functional innovation, co-opting their existing features to new functions. Understanding genetic innovation requires two questions to be ...

Regularly sleeping less than you need can harm your health and safety. Most adults do best with 7 to 9 hours per night. Getting at least 7 hours of sleep may support weight management by affecting ...

Happiness is an electrifying and elusive state. Philosophers, theologians, psychologists, and even economists have long sought to define it. And since the 1990s, a whole branch of psychology—positive ...

Brain games can help boost focus, concentration, and memory. They may also help slow age-related cognitive decline, even if they can’t prevent it. Choose games that increase in difficulty and variety ...