The arrangement leaves gaps in the square’s four corners, two of which are filled with smaller circles that just barely touch ...

A termite starts at the center of the face of any one of the edge cubes and bores a path that takes it through every cube ...

Math is not everyone’s favorite, understandably. Hours of math homework and difficult equations can make anyone sour on the subject. But when math problems are outside of a school setting, there’s no ...

Exactly how many triangles can you count in this fun triangle puzzle?

Math puzzles test readers' critical thinking skills by challenging them to solve problems. Math puzzles can boost analytical ...

OK, you’re pretty good at identifying the person in our weekly mystery photo contest. But how sharp are you at math puzzles? You can find out to the left. We present three puzzles that were provided ...

The inside of a bus may not seem like the ideal place to rekindle your interest in math, but a group of mathematicians is betting it will. Last month, the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute of ...

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An important context for figuring out problems through reasoning is puzzle play, say researchers. Psychologists recently conducted a study that found two-four year-old children, who play with puzzles, ...