Sailing from Scandinavia to Iberia during the Bronze Age (1700–800 BC) meant weeks at sea, testing maritime skills in one of the most dangerous occupations of the ancient world. As the cramped vessel ...

Commuters could be up a creek — yet again! The problem-plagued New Jersey Transit system is readying two massive boats to ferry World Cup fans across the Hudson River to games in case of a meltdown on ...

Marlin Fever, a boat from Wilson County, North Carolina, landed a record-breaking 919.9-pound blue marlin on the second day of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on Tuesday. The previous record was a ...

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 ...

In a new study, bumble bees solve a completely novel object-manipulation task. What makes this behavior especially remarkable is that the bees had never been trained. The findings challenge the ...

German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler set up a famous experiment more than 100 years ago that changed how scientists understand animal intelligence and the power of insight — or spontaneous ...

A man from Lisbon, Iowa, is dead, and three others from the same city are recovering after a club car (golf cart-style vehicle) crashed on a private road in Hollister Sunday night. Deputies in St.

NEAR BLUE EYE, Mo. (KY3) - A fire damaged a boat dock and around a half dozen boats after a fire on Table Rock Lake in Stone County. The Southern Stone County Fire Protection District responded to the ...

STONE COUNTY, Mo. — A boat dock and several boats were burned in an overnight fire on Table Rock Lake near Blue Eye. According to the Southern Stone County Fire Protection District (SSCFPD), reports ...

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