A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of sticks with random lengths between 0 and 1, what are the chances that no three of ...

The discovery may aid research in both mathematics and materials science. “Prime numbers have beautiful structural properties, including unexpected order, hyperuniformity and effective limit-periodic ...

A viral number sequence puzzle challenges players to find the next number in “2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?”. Test your analytical skills and see if you can solve it. The key here is to remain focused and keep ...