Ready for a fresh set of puzzles? Click here for the January/February 2026 Puzzle Corner with a Mystery Hunt theme, brought to you by guest editor and longtime MIT Mystery Hunter Dan Katz ’03.

A recent study provides answers to three seemingly disparate yet pressing cosmic dawn puzzles. Specifically, the authors show ...

Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder may have solved a pressing mystery about the universe's gravitational wave ...

Red blood is the exception, not the rule. Evolution has painted it green, purple and white in animals that push physiology ...

For seventy years, one stubborn physics problem has stood between fusion’s promise and practical reactors. That puzzle, how ...

Urban sprawl.

A Mexican folklore-inspired noir puzzle, a seamless RPG classic, a profound lesson on protecting kids, and more ...

The New York Yankees have spent the last few offseasons walking a tightrope, trying to upgrade a roster built to […] ...

Anita Karim retraces her journey into combat sports ahead of the country’s first ever professional women’s MMA fight.

NFL teams are lining up to speak with Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, at least in theory, but a […] ...

Today’s robots invite both passive and active observers into our homes and leave our data exposed to bad actors. The bar is ...

There's just not enough time to cover them all, and 2025 was packed with gems you probably haven't heard of. For those ...