Want to solve a Rubik’s Cube? Then you have to know the numbers. Here’s the amazing math behind the legendary toy, and how to use it to solve the puzzle.

Earlier this year, while putting together a video about the world’s fastest solvers of the Rubik’s Cube, I decided to devote some time to learning to solve the classic puzzle myself. Tyson Mao ...

WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez learned to solve a Rubik's cube from Tyson Mao, one of the co-founders of the World Cube Association. In two weeks, Robbie got his solve time down from 45 minutes with ...

Researchers at the University of California believe they've created an algorithm that can solve the Rubik's Cube on its own. It depends on "autodidactic iteration" which is a "novel reinforcement ...

The UCI algorithm is impressive, but it’s not the fastest nonhuman conqueror of the Rubik’s Cube. In Germany, researchers built a robot in 2016 named Sub1 Reloaded that solved the puzzle in 0. ...

RUBIK’s Cube has stumped tinkerers worldwide since it was created more than four decades ago by Hungarian sculptor Ernő Rubik. Originally called “Magic Cube”, the combination puzz… ...

When I had a Rubik’s cube in one hand, and a screwdriver in the other, it was natural to look at how commutators behave.

Take the next step up in learning how to solve the Rubik's Cube with speed and dexterity. Learn these essential finger tricks and become a light-fingered wizard.