W hen most people think of shapes, they imagine a triangle, a rectangle, or maybe even a fancier- sounding rhombus or ...

In honor of April Fools’ Day, I offer the puzzling case of the Lesser Fool. In a fictional town, there lived an odd wanderer. People would present him with two amounts of money or goods and ask ...

Play this puzzle to see how far the machines have to go. By Dylan Freedman and Cade Metz Produced by Juliana Castro Varón and Umi Syam In 2019, an A.I. researcher, François Chollet, designed a ...

A carpenter, working with a buzz saw, wishes to cut a wooden cube, three inches on a side, into 27 one-inch cubes. This can be easily done by making six cuts through the cube, keeping the pieces ...

Dowling received 57% of votes cast and will hold the position until June 2026. Suzannah “Suzy” Dowling won the seat on the North Yarmouth Select Board in a special municipal election on March ...

The 2026 NCAA women's basketball tournament field will be announced at 7 p.m. CT before officially kicking off with the First Four games March 19-20. First round games start March 21-22 with ...

Mathematicians have finally succeeded in unifying the laws of physics that govern the motions of particles at different scales. Their efforts resolve a question set by mathematician David Hilbert ...

With only one exception, all puzzles in Pressure are relatively easy to complete. It takes little time to master the technique, and they tend to be repetitive. Still, we thought we would give you ...

After all, how often do you get a chance to blame math for your sweet ... so if you picked up that package of pecans last Thanksgiving, please buy a fresh batch for this perfect recipe.