Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

We tie our shoes, we put on neckties, we wrestle with power cords. Yet despite deep familiarity with knots, most people cannot tell a weak knot from a strong one by looking at them, research finds. We ...

Between bear bags, tent guy outs, and tarp lines, setting up camp can involve a lot of tedious knot tying. When you're tired after a long day of hiking, you don't want to have to deal with knots that ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

We tie our shoes, we put on neckties, we wrestle with power cords. Yet despite deep familiarity with knots, most people cannot tell a weak knot from a strong one by looking at them, new Johns Hopkins ...

Slidell's Brian Baldwin won't even dream of fishing for sac-a-lait without using a loop knot to connect his jig to his line. (Photo by Todd Masson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) Most South Louisiana ...