The perks of four-day workweeks, bumblebees have culture, epic CA snowfall

March 07, 2023

The perks of four-day workweeks, bumblebees have culture, epic CA snowfall

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March 07, 2023

Mental Health

A Four-Day Workweek Reduces Stress without Hurting Productivity

The results of a test involving dozens of employers and thousands of employees suggests that working only four days instead of five is good for workers' well-being—without hurting companies

By Jan Dönges,Sophie Bushwick

Animals

Bumblebees Show Off Their Own Puzzle-Solving Culture

Like chimpanzees, bees can learn specific strategies for opening a puzzle box and accessing a reward inside by mimicking the behavior of their trained mates

By Rachel Nuwer

Climate Change

Old Bomber Plane Will Sniff the Sky for Geoengineering Particles

NOAA will use a converted Air Force bomber to search the upper atmosphere for substances that could help the U.S. reflect sunlight away from Earth

By John Fialka,E&E News

Animals

How Octopus Arms Bypass the Brain

A secret pattern links far-flung octopus limbs

By Nora Bradford

Fitness

This Formula Calculates How Many Calories You Burn If You're Doing Absolutely Nothing

When it comes to dieting, here's how to tally the so-called basal metabolic rate

By Florian Freistetter

Cognition

Babies Are Born with an Innate Number Sense

Plato was right: newborns do math

By Jacob Beck,Sam Clarke

Water

'Pretty Epic' Mountain Snowfall Stuns Californians

A near-record amount of snow in California could ease some water restrictions after years of climate-change-fueled drought

By Anne C. Mulkern,E&E News

Artificial Intelligence

These Researchers Used AI to Design a Completely New 'Animal Robot'

"Xenobots" are living, swimming self-powered robots that measure less than a millimeter across. They are evolved by artificial intelligence and built out of frog stem cells—and they could open new medical frontiers.