By studying large language models as if they were living things instead of computer programs, scientists are discovering some ...

Scientists are studying bees’ surprising maths skills to explore whether numbers could be a universal language for ...

Honeybees can solve simple addition and subtraction problems and even possess some understanding of the concept of zero ...

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Human brains do something peculiar when a chimpanzee screams or hoots. Instead of treating those sounds as generic animal ...

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For over a century, humans have been listening to the cosmos, hoping to detect signs of extraterrestrial life. From Tesla’s early experiments to the famous “WOW!” signal, the search has raised more ...

Advanced aliens could be chatting with each other using light flashes in plain sight, similar to how fireflies communicate, ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

In the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka teleports a larger-than-life candy bar (and a small child) across the room into a television set. The idea of instantly transporting ...

When ET phones home, it could be his last call. Contrary to sci-fi movie depictions, our first contact might not be with a super advanced alien civilization at the height of power. Rather, Ivy League ...