While pedaling at more than 30 miles per hour and well ahead of the other racers, two cycling pros bumped wheels. They lost their balance, hit the pavement, and slid across it for about 15 feet. Once ...

As organizations rely on a growing network of cloud platforms, third-party providers and interconnected services, disruptions ...

When did computer passwords become a thing?

A new collection of 124 million unique passwords from hundreds of millions of malware stealer log records has been confirmed ...

Many of us are guilty of a cardinal cybersecurity sin: We reuse old passwords. In a 2025 survey of 2,300 adults, more than half of respondents said they recycled an existing password when updating ...

Think about placing dots on a flat surface. You want as many pairs as possible to be separated by the same distance. For any amount of dots, what is the greatest possible number of pairs that can be ...

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's ShortWave podcast . Over a century ago, the German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler conducted what became a ...

Bumblebees faced with a challenge know how to play ball. Buff-tailed bumblebees can figure out on their own how to use a ball as a ladder to nab sugar from an out-of-reach fake flower, researchers ...

Despite having tiny brains, bumblebees have demonstrated a remarkable ability to socially learn how to use tools, solve simple puzzles, and cooperate to achieve a goal. It seems they can also solve ...