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A bonobo named Kanzi surprised scientists by successfully playing along in pretend tea party experiments, tracking imaginary juice and grapes as if they were real. He consistently pointed to the ...

Abstract: In recent years, the field of visual tracking has made significant progress with the application of large-scale training datasets. These datasets have supported the development of ...

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...

When ‘Oumuamua passed through the solar system, it left scientists with more questions than answers. Now, new observations suggest it may not have been unique. Researchers are identifying objects with ...

It’s been 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence — a milestone that invites not just celebration, but reflection. To illustrate two and a half centuries of U.S. history, Here & ...

On a warm and clear Wednesday morning in the Everglades, researchers Melissa Miller and Brandon Welty dug through grass and dirt in search of a ten-foot snake they had seen just a week before. Members ...

Typically, any object that has been around longer than we have can give us a feeling of warmth. For example, scuffed-up wooden chairs, ceramics that have a small crack, and black-and-white photos ...