Math puzzles test readers' critical thinking skills by challenging them to solve problems. Math puzzles can boost analytical ...

As an academic discipline, logic is the study of reasoning. Logic puzzles, therefore, involve solving problems by making a series of inferences and assessing these using reasoning. Sounds easy, right?

For many years, the idea that “sleeping on it” would provide an individual with some time in which their subconscious mind would work through a problem or problems has generally been accepted as ...

A termite starts at the center of the face of any one of the edge cubes and bores a path that takes it through every cube ...

Crossword puzzles are now a staple of newspapers, but that wasn’t always the case. The first modern crossword, as we know it today, appeared in the New York World on 21 December 1913. Arthur Wynne, ...

We've all heard the best approach to solve a problem is to "sleep on it." It turns out there may be more truth to this adage ...

NPR's Short Wave talks about babies' perceptions of rhythm, how sleep may help us solve puzzles and why snakes may be able to fast so long.

Scroll down to read NYT Connections hints and full answers for February 2, 2026 (#967). Check the full word list, category ...