Sudoku is a logic-based number puzzle where you fill a 9×9 grid so that each row, column, and 3×3 section contains the numbers 1-9 without repetition. Start with the easiest sections first, look for ...

To celebrate Scientific American’s 180th anniversary, we’re publishing jigsaw puzzles to show off some of our most fascinating magazine covers over the years. Take a tour through the covers so far by ...

For a raccoon, breaking into your garbage might be just as satisfying as cracking a crossword puzzle or a Sudoku is for you, according to new research. These meddlesome “trash pandas” have dexterous ...

Do you love puzzles? And prizes? Well so do raccoons, and new research suggests they're genuinely curious about solving them, even if there's no reward. A new study has found raccoons are curious ...

Wordle creator Josh Wardle has unveiled his new puzzle game Parseword, which looks to make cryptic crosswords “more accessible”. “Releasing Parseword is happening more on my own terms, instead of ...

They raid compost bins, outsmart latches and sometimes look gleeful doing it. A new study in Animal Behaviour suggests raccoons may not just be opportunistic—they may be genuinely curious. UBC ...

This is a "quiet" puzzle. Every answer is a word that starts with SH-. I'm going to give you two words that the answer can proceed in order to complete compound words or familiar two-word phrases. You ...