Raccoons love solving puzzles, even after finding food. Curiosity drives learning and may explain why raccoons adapt so well to city life.

Last month, I finished writing my check for my property taxes for the first half of the year—never a fun task. This year was even tougher because my taxes went up by 12.7%. As a retiree, my income ...

Researchers have discovered raccoons to be intrinsically motivated to solve multiple puzzles, even without a food reward.

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ST. THOMAS — Students faced off in fierce, but friendly, competition at the St. Thomas-St. John District MathCounts event Tuesday at the University of the Virgin Islands Innovation Center. Students ...

California’s plan to hit its richest residents with a one-off wealth tax is a long shot, and its design has problems. But a look at who picks up the tab when billionaires scrimp on taxes, and how ...

Your brain could be gently coaxed into working on complex problems while you sleep, making you better able to tackle them the next day. Now, Karen Konkoly at Northwestern University in Illinois and ...

In Winter Park, recreation does not end at the ski slopes. Winter Park Resort is known for its world-class terrain and deep snow, but the surrounding Fraser Valley offers a wide range of winter ...

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 ...

After a week of moderate winter temps, we’re back to single digit chills and snow-packed streets this weekend. At this point, we’re used to the bone-numbing winds, so nothing will stop us from ...

Abstract: Mixed Integer Linear Programs (MILPs) are powerful tools for modeling and solving combinatorial optimization problems. Solving an MILP is NP-hard due to the integrality requirement, and the ...