Researchers say a new study proves that insects can solve problems spontaneously, a cognitive ability usually associated with ...

According to research published today in Science, bumblebees are capable of the same goal-oriented problem-solving. To test ...

Challenge your mind with three tricky puzzles designed to test your observation skills problem solving and attention to ...

"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 ...

Professor Uehara from JAIST works at the intersection of theoretical computer science, discrete mathematics, and the art of solving puzzles. His research strives to understand the computational ...

Test your focus and problem solving skills with fun brain teaser puzzles that make you think fast and stay entertained.

Puzzles — they’re often thought of as something for little kids and older adults. Brain games can keep a child occupied so their caretakers can shower with the door closed, and they can keep an older ...

It’s hour 25, and Chris Harris is starting to sweat. He’s staring at a list of more than 150 teams, projected on a wall in the Vannevar Bush room at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

For many long minutes, the orange glazed doughnut wouldn’t come together. It wasn’t a real doughnut, but a jigsaw puzzle on my kitchen table, and no matter how I configured the pieces, they refused to ...

In a world full of challenges and constant change, one skill can make a huge difference in a child's future: problem-solving.