Most science experiments take a few months or years, but some take a whole lot longer. Here are six of the longest-running ...

In a playtime experiment, researchers found that our closest living relatives have the capacity for make-believe, too.

Humans aren't the only species that can pretend, a study shows. Scientists offered a bonobo imaginary juice and grapes in a ...

The famed collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory has ended operations, but if all goes to plan, a new collider will rise ...

New study reveals our closest relatives share the cognitive roots of imagination and pretense. Remember childhood tea parties ...

Researchers adapted the playbook for studying young children to stage a juice party for Kanzi. They poured imaginary juice ...

Do apes have imagination? A tea party experiment offers clues - Scientists wondered whether Kanzi, the bonobo, had the ...

Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific ...

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Artificial intelligence promised to transform drug discovery but struggled to deliver. A new focus on validation and ...

Quantum computers struggle because their qubits are incredibly easy to disrupt, especially during calculations. A new experiment shows how to perform quantum operations while continuously fixing ...