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How many triangles can you count in this image? It’s harder than it looks and bound to baffle even the sharpest of brains for ...

The rules of Sudoku dictate that every row, column and 3×3 bolded box in the completed grid must contain the digits 1 through 9 exactly once. A surprising fact emerges from these simple rules. In ...

A graphic artist who designs math equations and seek-and-finds is offering a puzzle ahead of the 2023 New Year. Gergely Dudás of Budapest, Hungary, has shared a math problem with Fox News Digital, ...

Tristan and Layla subdue the Great Pumpkin, greater Ozark is saved from the big squash. The post Math Puzzle for October 31, ...

Math may not be everyone’s favorite subject but when it comes to matchstick puzzles, few can resist giving it a try. At first ...

Brain teasers are excellent puzzle games for providing the brain with an effective mental workout. Math puzzles are a type of brain teaser that requires you to find the missing value. These types of ...

You may draw examples from Miguel Secillano, Terence Tao, or even from Shakuntala Devi, all you want – but if getting your ...

A graphic artist is testing everyone’s knowledge of algebra and attention to detail with a pictograph math problem that assigns numbers to different plants. Gergely Dudás, of Budapest, Hungary, shared ...

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In upstate New York, two algorithmic artists make wooden puzzles inspired by natural forms. By Siobhan Roberts PALENVILLE, N.Y. — On a meandering mushroom hunt at North-South Lake in the Catskill ...