Take the pressure off of problem-solving with engaging thinking games that encourage students to work together to find ...

On April 11, 2020, John Horton Conway died of COVID-19 at the age of 82 in New Brunswick, N.J. The areas of research covered by this remarkable mathematician included group theory, node theory, ...

These maths puzzles are a type of problem or game that involves using mathematical concepts and logical reasoning to find a solution. These puzzles often require creative thinking with a deep ...

Divide this figure into three parts that can be arranged into a square. The parts must not be folded over to make their current back the front, they must not overlap, and there must not be any gaps in ...

Have you played the puzzle game Tangram? I remember, as a child, being fascinated by how just seven simple wooden triangles and other shapes could offer endless entertainment. Unlike LEGO, the Tangram ...

In 1974, a geneticist named Marsha Jean Falco devised an ingenious research tool to help determine whether epilepsy in dogs was an inherited trait. She drew a series of symbols on index cards, where ...

Have fun exploring a numerical puzzle, a geometric puzzle and a game of random patterns, all inspired by the playful genius of the legendary mathematician. This month, we celebrate the playful genius ...

Continental Drift is one of Henry Segerman’s latest efforts to make mathematics “real.” Henry Segerman, a British American mathematician and mathematical artist at Oklahoma State University, is ...

Wordle has inspired a fad of online puzzles, with new guessing game websites being set up for all kinds of different topics. Lewdle has you trying to figure out raunchy terms, Worldle is a ...