When a crowd gets something right, like guessing how many beans are in a jar, forecasting an election, or solving a difficult scientific problem, it's tempting to credit the sharpest individual in the ...

Over the holidays, birders tallied 3,260 crows in San Francisco during the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count. That number is an astounding sum, considering in 1984, there were just five ...

In recent years, the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape has shifted from quiet curiosity to relentless noise. Conference taglines, vendor solicitations, and slide decks all seem to begin with the ...

For almost ten years, red MAGA hats have been an immediately identifiable sign of one’s political affiliation with president Donald Trump. The white-on-red design has become a powerful symbol for his ...

An unlikely pairing of bands, bound together by Bay Area roots — Green Day and Counting Crows — will team up next month for a special concert on San Francisco’s Pier 29 on the Embarcadero. The ...

Amateur mathematicians are using artificial intelligence chatbots to solve long-standing problems, in a move that has taken professionals by surprise. While the problems in question aren’t the most ...

Washington — Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado has been contacted by the Justice Department about a video he and a group of lawmakers recorded that urged U.S. service members to refuse illegal ...

Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly reflecting shapes to tile a surface, researchers uncovered a method that links ...

GALESBURG, Ill. — Thousands of crows descend on Galesburg every night, leaving behind a mess on sidewalks, cars and people’s heads. To help manage the city’s decades-long crow problem, the city hired ...

GALESBURG, Ill. — Earlier this year, Galesburg city officials contracted a team of trained falcons to deal with the city’s decades-long crow infestation. This weekend, that contract is ending. For ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a form of laser tag, but it’s certainly not a game. The crow deterrent laser atop the Sycamore Building downtown has proven ...

Imagine Jo: Everyone in Jo's life recognizes her as an outstanding problem solver. She's the type of person who seems capable of almost anything. Jo excels at intuitive problem-solving. Over her life, ...