Duah: Using puzzles, both at home and in classrooms, can restore the often-forgotten truth that learning happens in ...

Puzzle 1: You are given nine gold coins that look identical. You are told that one of them is fake, and that this coin weighs ...

A version of this puzzle originally appeared in the October 1960 issue of Scientific American. What’s the Most Distant Galaxy ...

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 ...

You’ve no doubt seen some version of this viral math problem making the rounds on Facebook, Reddit or X (though we’ve given ...

What’s more, doing maths is often a collaborative endeavour – and can be a great source of fun and fulfilment when people ...

OK, you’re pretty good at identifying the person in our weekly mystery photo contest. But how sharp are you at math puzzles? You can find out to the left. We present three puzzles that were provided ...

Leeds is set to become the UK's first City of Maths, a new two-year initiative aimed at transforming the way people think and ...

Holidays bring celebration, rest and, for many families, long stretches of indoor time. For some, this means tabletop games quickly reappear on kitchen tables. Games provide opportunities for learning ...