Apes and birds have long been known to demonstrate their intelligence by pulling a string to access food, but now researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have discovered that bumblebees ...

Bumblebee pulls a string to extract blue disk with a sugar-water reward in the center out from under a plexiglas cover. (Screengrab from video by Queen Mary University of London) LONDON, UK, November ...

The mechanical simplicity of this pull-string controlled most useless machine is delightful. You can see the metal gripper which is reaching up to tug on a light-fixture-style pull chain. This is how ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

As if the power of flight, navigating by the sun and finding the right flowers wasn't enough, bees have shown they are able to learn to pull strings. Researchers have managed to teach bumblebees to ...