For those who have wrestled a bulky couch around a tight corner and lamented, “Will this even fit?” mathematicians have heard your pleas. Geometry’s “moving sofa problem a ...

This latest brain teaser has been shared on social media and has left many users scratching their heads. The viral puzzle was ...

The 69-year-old University of Portland professor, who was born on the fifteenth day of the fifth month of the 55th year last ...

Seven years ago, UC Santa Barbara researchers caught an unexpected phenomenon on film: A pool of red dye that somehow “knew” how to solve a maze filled with milk. Propelled forward by a couple drops ...

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help.

Republicans will attempt a tax and spending bill that will not require substantial budget cuts, but there may be serious math ...

In 1945, as the first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert, Enrico Fermi stood miles away, holding a few scraps of paper. As the shockwave rolled toward him, he dropped the papers and watched ...