ChatGPT shocked researchers by solving Plato’s ancient puzzle in a new way, showing reasoning-like behavior when guided with prompts.

The Artificial Intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, appeared to improvise ideas and make mistakes like a student in a study that rebooted a 2,400-year-old mathematical challenge. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

For fans of The New York Times’ popular Connections puzzle, September 8, 2025, brings puzzle #820, offering a new set of sixteen words to sort. This well-liked word game asks players to find the ...

How did the complexity of the Delian problem, an ancient Greek mathematical riddle that baffled brilliant minds, reshape our understanding?

NYT Connections is a daily word puzzle from The New York Times in which players are prompted to arrange sets of 16 words into four cohesive groups, with all items in each group connected by a common ...

The amplituhedron, a shape at the heart of particle physics, appears to be deeply connected to the mathematics of paper folding.

NYT Connections is a word puzzler that The New York Times publishes daily and lets players sort 16 confusingly random words into four hidden categories. Every puzzle tests your logic, vocabulary, and ...

PICTURE FROM THE ARCHIVE: Archers from the UK team practice for the Ivictus Games at Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Lilleshall, close to the Staffordshire-Shropshire border. This picture was taken ...

NYT Wordle Today: What began as a small puzzle game by software engineer Josh Wardle in 2021 has become a global sensation. The New York Times acquired Wordle in 2022, cementing its place in the daily ...

There are plans to "revitalise" Hessle Square and "enhance its overall character". East Riding Of Yorkshire Council is encouraging residents, businesses and visitors to help shape the future of the ...

Brain teasers like these have become popular on social media, where users enjoy testing their problem-solving speed and sharing their results. Experts say such puzzles stimulate logical thinking and ...

We've wondered for centuries whether knowledge is latent and innate or learned and grasped through experience, and a new research project is asking the same question about AI.