Take the pressure off of problem-solving with engaging thinking games that encourage students to work together to find ...

Math is not everyone’s favorite, understandably. Hours of math homework and difficult equations can make anyone sour on the subject. But when math problems are outside of a school setting, there’s no ...

Word searches are among the most popular puzzles, along with crosswords and Sudoku. Each consists of a square arrangement of letters that hides actual words among the seemingly random letters. The ...

One day, we may have the legendary puzzle creator Will Shortz to thank for defending our brains against the ravages of aging. Spending extended time with a crossword or number-based puzzle, scientists ...

Puzzles don’t just make for a fun rainy day activity. Research shows there are mental benefits to filling in the correct numbers and letters in the blocked grids of Sudoku and crossword puzzles.

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Just like muscles grow stronger with exercise, the brain thrives on activity, staying sharp through consistent stimulation. And, solving puzzles – like the one involving numbers that we’re challenging ...

Older adults who regularly take part in word and number puzzles have sharper brains, according to the largest online study to date. The more regularly adults aged 50 and over played puzzles such as ...