People who interact with chatbots for emotional support or other personal reasons are likelier to report symptoms of depression or anxiety, a new study finds. The researchers from Mass General Brigham ...

She needed a moo-sage. Utilizing implements isn’t limited to primates and brainiac birds. A brown cow named Veronika was documented using tools with impressive skill for the first time ever, ...

A deck brush can be a good tool for the right task. Just ask Veronika, the Brown Swiss cow. Veronika uses both ends of a deck brush to scratch various parts of her body, researchers report January 19 ...

Far Side fans might recall a classic 1982 cartoon called “Cow Tools,” featuring a cow standing next to a jumble of strange objects—the joke being that cows don’t use tools. That’s why a pet Swiss ...

How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how we view livestock. For the past decade, Veronika has been observed by her owner ...

In news that is sure to delight fans of a certain Gary Larson cartoon turned meme about the limitations of bovine cognition, cow tools are real. Larson’s 1982 comic for his series The Far Side showed ...

The percentage of teachers who are using artificial intelligence-driven tools in their classrooms nearly doubled between 2023 and 2025, according to data from the EdWeek Research Center. In 2023, a ...

Workdays without busywork are closer to reality than ever, thanks to artificial intelligence. AI tools that can sort and summarize emails, take meeting notes and file expense reports promise to free ...

MERIDIAN, Idaho — Meridian families who enjoy local hockey and love reading have an opportunity on Monday to meet players from the Idaho Steelheads to kick off a winter reading program. Some ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library is encouraging readers of all ages to kick off the year by reading three books during its winter reading challenge, which runs ...

SYRACUSE – Adults can sign up now to participate in the Syracuse Public Library’s adult winter reading challenge, which runs from Sunday, Jan. 4, to Saturday, Feb. 24. Unlike other reading challenges, ...

Our community quest to read 25,000 minutes in one month has begun! Earn badges and vie for prizes in our Winter Reading Challenge. Rubby Sisson Library has a fun new reading contest for all ages that ...