In a flurry of twisting fingers and rainbow-colored squares, the Aliso Niguel High School gym transformed into a battleground of brainpower Sunday as it hosted a regional cube-solving competition.

The sport involves solving Rubik's cubes as quickly as possible – and is beloved by youngsters.

The Rubik’s Cube scene here is booming after more people picked up the retro puzzle to keep their fingers busy during pandemic lockdowns. Clips of nimble-fingered teens solving a cube in mere seconds ...

Allison Yoon picked up her Rubik’s Cube whenever her hands were free during her winter break of her second year. But by the end of her break, Yoon, a third-year psychobiology student and co-founder of ...

Since its invention in 1974, the Rubik's cube has taken the world and its hobbyists by storm. But the brightly-colored block puzzle has also fostered some fierce competition, as global puzzle fanatics ...

Two of the top-ranking speedcubers in South Africa, Waseem Hoosain and Daniel Rush. Photo: Sandy Woods THE Winter Warm-up Cubing Comp was held recently at Winston Park Primary School in the Upper ...

More than 50 speed-cubers tested their algorithmic dexterity at the inaugural Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023 cubing event earlier this month. From first timers who entered at the door to continental record ...

Every day the world seems more mixed-up, rudderless, disordered. If only it could be restored to order as readily as… a speedcube. If only our problems could be solved as swiftly as avid cubers shift ...