Math isn't everyone's best skill — and even those who are good at it are questioning everything after trying this algebra problem. The question originally went viral in Japan, after a study discovered ...

Here’s a fairly recent twist on an old type of logic puzzle. A logician vacationing in the South Pacific finds himself on an island inhabited by the two proverbial groups of liars and truth-tellers.

It's a math puzzle designed for third graders, but many adults are having trouble solving it. The puzzle looks something like Scrabble, with a series of boxes that snake up, down and across a page.

Ever wanted to tear your hair out and question everything you've ever learned about math? Well, thanks to the website Brain Dare, you can. The company recently posted a math puzzle to its Facebook ...

I’ve been out of school for decades, and I don’t spend my days solving equations (I’m more of a word person). Still, I like to think I have a solid grip on basic math: I can usually gauge whether a ...

UPDATE: May 18, 2017, 5:06 p.m. SGT Updated with the Ministry of Education's new statement. A math question apparently meant for 7-year-olds has left adults befuddled. The bonus math question -- which ...

Twenty years ago, this puzzle appeared on a test administered to top-tier math students from 16 countries around the world. Only 10% of test takers got it right. In the U.S., only 4% managed to ...

A Brain teaser is a type of puzzle, which is a short, playful puzzle designed to stretch your mind and make you smile. It could be in the form of a riddle, a tricky question, a visual illusion, or a ...

Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson, who surprised the math world when they produced innovative solutions to a 2,000-year-old puzzle, wowed the math world again when they presented several new ways of ...