Learning how to tie a fishing knot that allows your lure or bait to work properly—and won’t fail under pressure—is a critical skill for any angler. In fact, it may be the single most important and ...

Braiding—the interlacing of three or more strands—seems fairly straightforward, but as any parent of a long-haired child will tell you, it takes skilled hands to master the technique. Braiding a ...

Step aside, Eagle Scouts. Chemists have tied the tightest knot yet, a nano-sized structure with eight crossings and just 192 atoms. The advance could help researchers learn how to manipulate materials ...