Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

A robot hand called Dactyl has successfully solved a Rubik's cube using a training regime that the AI behind the scenes created. The deal here isn't so much that it was able to solve the Rubik's cube, ...

The Rubik’s Cube looks like a simple kids’ toy, but anyone who’s tried to line up the block’s colors knows how challenging it is. For experts, the current ...

The Rubik’s Cube looks like a simple kids’ toy, but anyone who has tried to line up the block’s colors knows how challenging it is. For experts, the current record is about three and a half seconds to ...

Isabella Wight had been practicing for weeks, meticulously repeating Rubik’s Cube sequences. The Anchorage student admits she has “an unhealthy number of cubes at home.” But like most of the local ...

They never stop. Their hands are a constant, colorful flutter; a pointillist motion painting. Although the furious movement looks like utter turmoil, it’s actually a process of high order. The handy ...

KOIN 6 viewer, Brady Dean captured a sea lion swimming through the Willamette River under the Hawthorn Bridge in downtown Portland Tuesday, April 15, 2025.