EditorialA turntable with an elevated maze for the ants in an exhibit set for the new insectarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, April 18, 2023. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times)
EditorialA laser cuts an Agate puzzle featuring Nervous System Studio’s “maze” style puzzle cut, at the company in Palenville, N.Y., Oct. 7, 2022. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)
EditorialChaya Rothschild, an andrologist at Maze Health, extracts sperm from an ejaculate sample in a process called extended sperm search and microfreeze in New York, Sept. 28, 2022. (Jackie Molloy/The New York Times)
EditorialChaya Rothschild, an andrologist at Maze Health, extracts sperm from an ejaculate sample in a process called extended sperm search and microfreeze in New York, Sept. 28, 2022. (Jackie Molloy/The New York Times)
EditorialA maze of calligraphic notes on one of Mali’s ancient manuscripts, at the headquarters of the SAVAMA-DCI organization in Bamako, Mali, on March 11, 2022. (Nicolas Remene/The New York Times)