The brain twister that is the Rubik's cube has not only befuddled many people that have tried to solve it, but it has also stumped mathematicians. Earlier this year, researchers deciphered the classic ...

After cracking the 'sum of cubes' puzzle for 42, mathematicians discover a new solution for 3. What do you do after solving the answer to life, the universe, and everything? If you're mathematicians ...

An engineer noted for his ability to visualize three-dimensional structure was having coffee and doughnuts. Before he dropped a sugar cube into his cup, he placed the cube on the table and thought, ...

The 10 Hardest Math Problems That Remain Unsolved | RealClearScience For all the recent strides we've made in the math world, like how a supercomputer finally solved the Sum of Three Cubes problem ...

The problem of 42 -- at least as it relates to whether the number could be considered the sum of three cubes -- has finally been solved. The question of whether every number under 100 could be ...

The last dimension of Keller's conjecture has been proven using a computer algorithm. The conjecture involves the way hypercubes in different dimensions share sides when tiled. The proof is ...