Insects join list of species capable of solving simple ‘box-and-banana’ problem that demonstrates basic intelligence ...

Bumble bees astonished researchers by inventing a new way to reach a hidden reward, despite never being taught the trick. The ...

Despite its tiny brain, the bumblebee is capable of solving complex problems on a dime, reshaping our view of the humble pollinators.

Bumble bees solve complex tool-use puzzles without training, rolling balls to reach suspended flowers and rewriting assumptions about insect intelligence.

Honeybees engineer specialized microenvironments for queen development, while bumblebees solve novel tasks without prior training, challenging vertebrate-only views of complex cognition. As new ...

A century ago, a psychologist named Wolfgang Köhler proved that chimpanzees could solve complex problems. He hung a banana high out of reach. The chimps sat, thought, and suddenly stacked wooden boxes ...

A new study shows that bumble bees can position a ball underneath a fake “flower” to reach a reward, suggesting that they might have the cognitive flexibility necessary to solve complex problems.

New research on the bumblebee highlights the invertebrate's ability to solve problems on its own despite having no prior experience.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study published in journal Science on June 4 has found that bumble bees can solve complex object-based tasks without ...