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

Four Cambridge math students in the 1930s wanted to know if you could fill a square with smaller squares, each a different ...

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

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When 2D puzzles are no longer exciting, 3D brain teasers are the way. These handheld puzzles require ...

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 ...

It's a math puzzle designed for third graders, but many adults are having trouble solving it. The puzzle looks something like Scrabble, with a series of boxes that snake up, down and across a page.