The scene is deceptively simple. Two knots lie before you, their loops and tangles familiar to anyone who’s ever tied a ...

We tie our shoes, we put on neckties, we wrestle with power cords. Yet despite deep familiarity with knots, most people ...

There are a lot of things that people are good at guessing just by taking a look, like whether something is sturdy enough, or ...

The knots ranged from one of the strongest basic knots in existence, the reef knot, to one so weak that it can unravel if ...

The art of tying knots goes beyond shoelaces. Delve into the physics and history of knots, and how our understanding of their security may be flawed.

1) Lie on your back with a foam roller placed horizontally under your upper back, just below your shoulder blades. 2) Bend ...

SUNDAY ANALYSIS. After three participations in the Vendée Globe (in 2004, 2008 and 2016), Sébastien Josse is now a crew ...

In what way can we become an undoer? Some of us might have a difficult time untangling complicated knots of threads, hoses, and sometimes even relationships. As you know, untying knots takes a lot ...