(via PBS Infinite Series) Imagine you have four cubes, whose faces are colored red, blue, yellow, and green. Can you stack these cubes so that each color appears exactly once on each of the four sides ...

A new set of puzzles inspired by Rubik's Cube offers puzzle lovers the chance to get acquainted with the secret twists and turns of mathematical entities called sporadic simple groups Editor's Note: ...

Millions of offices around the world will this morning be filled with the sound of workers quietly swearing under their breath as they grapple hopelessly with Google’s latest Doodle: an interactive ...

NEW YORK -- If you've ever had trouble solving a Rubik's Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps. It's worth a shot: That advice is from the man who invented it. "Problem solving ...

The Rubik's Cube celebrates its 40-year anniversary this year. Reuters/Laszlo Balogh The Rubik’s Cube has finally hit its mid-life crisis as it reaches its 40 th anniversary this year. Invented in ...

The six-sided toy is one of the best-selling brainteasers of all time. Jonathan Glancey explores how it came to be and why it is still so popular. Here is a fascinating and enjoyable experiment you ...