Scientists created a maze-like fractal inspired by the movements of chess pieces. The ultra-difficult maze could help to improve our understanding of bizarre quasicrystals.

A team of physicists has created a maze that they claim is the most difficult, using a pattern from the game of chess to make the structure. To the untrained eye, the maze looks like the most ...

The most devious mazes are designed to be as confusing as possible, with dead ends and identical-looking junctions. But there is a stunningly simple rule that will always get you out of a maze, no ...

The record for getting through the most difficult maze last year was 40 minutes, but some people can spend hours trying to find their way. “It’s a ton of fun,” Chmielewski said.

Often said to be the most difficult maze in the world, the Villa Pisani labyrinth is also among the most photogenic—and the most historic, having been constructed in 1720.

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The record for getting through the most difficult maze last year was 40 minutes, but some people can spend hours trying to find their way. “It’s a ton of fun,” Chmielewski said.

The record for getting through the most difficult maze last year was 40 minutes, but some people can spend hours trying to find their way. “It’s a ton of fun,” Chmielewski said.