50 years ago, Ernő Rubik invented his first working prototype of the Rubik’s Cube, the irrepressible little shifting box that is still a mainstay for puzzle fans around the world. And out now, there’s ...

If you've ever dabbled with a Rubik's Cube, you know it isn't the easiest puzzle to crack. But despite the challenging nature of the game, it's endured longer than most other toys of its ...

Magnets, tension springs, and mechanisms built for speed — an exploration of a different design than a regular speed cube. This video has been dubbed in over 20 languages; change the audio track in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've ever dabbled with a Rubik's Cube, you know it isn't the easiest puzzle to crack. Despite the challenging nature of the ...

A robot built out of Lego can solve a Rubik’s Cube in about 3.2 seconds, but some 40 years after I first picked up the iconic puzzle, I’ve yet to solve it on my own. I assumed that successfully ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. I arrive at the Szepilona Bisztro, on a leafy boulevard on the Buda side of Budapest, clutching a Rubik’s Cube and ...

A Nova Scotia man achieved his longtime goal of making it into a Guinness World Records book by solving 211 Rubik's cubes ...

Forget what you remember about the Rubik’s Cube that’s gathering dust in your mother’s attic with your old He-Mans. The iconic puzzle that gripped the public’s imagination and fell into disfavor just ...

Remember playing with the Rubix Cube as a kid? The 3D puzzle was invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor Ernő Rubik, but it wasn't until the 1980s that the toy was licensed and sold widely. Since then, ...

Rubik’s Cube, and other classic toys sold by toy maker Spin Master, have been redesigned to reduce their environmental impact, as part of an effort by Spin Master to make their playthings more ...

Solving Rubik’s Cubes is a learnable skill. However, to compete at the top level, you’ll have to train hard. Speed cubers can solve a 3×3 cube in under ten seconds these days, after all. [aaedmusa] ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This is the iconic Rubik's Cube. A 22-year-old in Australia can solve it in a record 4.22 seconds. Others might spend hours, days, weeks, or even ...