LOS ANGELES - After years of watching Los Angeles' 911 system buckle under routine demand, the founders of Harm.AI say they are trying to solve a narrower, stubborn piece of the problem - the calls ...

When solving a puzzle, the answer could lie in your dreams. In a study of lucid dreamers, playing soundtracks linked with unsolved puzzles helped the sleepers solve the problems the next day, ...

Steven Bouma-Prediger seldom sees students walking between classes without their faces buried in their smartphones. This distraction transfers into the classroom, where Bouma-Prediger takes matters ...

The findings, published in Personality and Individual Differences, show that people with strong ADHD symptoms, such as inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity that can impair some aspects of daily ...

Mathematics, like many other scientific endeavors, is increasingly using artificial intelligence. Of course, math is the backbone of AI, but mathematicians are also turning to these tools for tasks ...

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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 ...

Icing doesn’t announce itself, it creeps in quietly and builds fast. What starts as a manageable condition can quickly become a serious threat to performance and control. Weather briefings don’t ...

“I think as physics educators, we need to completely recalibrate — what do we really want to teach?” asked Gerd Kortemeyer. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2026 — Generative AI is becoming ubiquitous in everyday ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...

A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New York. A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New ...