Complicated real-time strategy game situations, researchers say, can boost cognitive flexibility -- the ability to allocate the brain's resources under changing circumstances. Stephen Shankland worked ...

A time crystal more complex than any made before has been created in a quantum computer. Exploring the properties of this unusual quantum setup strengthens the case for quantum computers as machines ...

Evidence was found in marine sedimentary rocks near Gabon in Central Africa. A team of international researchers has challenged the long-held belief that complex life forms first emerged on Earth 635 ...

Your phone buzzes. A notification pops up. Someone texts. Your mind wanders. Suddenly you’ve been “studying” for an hour but haven’t actually learned anything. Sound familiar? Short attention spans ...