Most of us have solved one, maybe two Rubik’s cubes in our lifetimes, if that. But there’s a subset of the population who have solved hundreds and hundreds of those brightly colored cube puzzles not ...

One second makes all the difference in the world to Tristan Heartt of Napa. Heartt, 14, is a competitive “speedcuber.” ...

For some, trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube is a way to pass the time – without the guarantee of satisfaction. For competitive “speedcubers,” solving the 3-D puzzle is a given, with the goal of achieving ...