The Rubik's Cube has returned as an educational accessory. But let's face it: you just want to win, don't you?

The simple Rubik's Cube is a harder problem than most people realize. Using the currently provided best algorithm for solving the cube, for example, would take the computer you're reading this on ...

He came up with the concept for incorporating Rubik’s Cubes into his curriculum when he took a class called Math Explorations. His instructor used origami and 3-D puzzles to teach various math ...

Erik Demaine's collection of Rubik's-cube-type puzzles includes cubes with five, six, and seven squares to a row, as well as one of the original cubes, signed by its inventor, Erno Rubik. (Image ...

In 2010, an international team of researchers proved that no matter how scrambled a Rubik’s cube got, it would require no more than 20 moves to solve it. Their proof, however, relied on the ...

The current world record for solving a Rubik's cube is 3.47 seconds. Could it be faster? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez explores the mind-boggling math and finger-twisting world of speed cubing.

LAKEVILLE — Whenever possible, Nate Eleuterio likes to make his math classes at Freetown-Lakeville Middle School fun. The teacher promised to give extra credit to the student who could correctly ...