The latest viral math problem involves a playful illustration of ice cream cones. It was created by artist Gergely Dudás, who is known for his tricky hidden object puzzles. The brainteaser consists of ...

Novelist Celeste Ng has shared a head-scratching system of equations that her 9-year-old son apparently made up over dinner: She’s right-using simultaneous equations does get really complicated, and ...

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Are you among the top 15% of brainiacs in the country who can solve this math problem? Brainteasers and puzzles are an excellent way to keep your mind as healthy as the rest of your body. They can ...

For all of the recent strides we’ve made in the math world—like a supercomputer finally solving the Sum of Three Cubes problem that puzzled mathematicians for 65 years—we’re forever crunching ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Texas banker is upping the ante to $1 million for whoever solves a tricky problem that’s been dogging mathematicians since the 1980s. The Providence, R.I.-based American ...