But new research published in Animal Behaviour suggests raccoons will try to solve problems even when they don’t expect a food reward for the work. The scientists describe the behavior as foraging for ...

There's nothing like beating The New York Times' daily crossword puzzle. You get a buzz, a jolt of pride that makes you feel ...

Discover 5 puzzles that strengthen memory, focus, and reasoning. From Sudoku to crosswords, these brain games help keep your ...

A recent study published in Neuroscience of Consciousness provides evidence that dreaming about a specific problem helps people find solutions. Researchers used sound cues during sleep to successfully ...

This month’s reality television themed grid was co-constructed by Christina Iverson and Gabby Windey.

An overwhelming number of subjects woke up remembering dreams in which they were trying to crack puzzles that they hadn’t been able to solve before they dozed off. Even more amazingly, they were more ...