If you’ve been anywhere near TikTok or Instagram lately, you’ve probably seen miracle knots, or miracle braids, all over your ...

Inserting easy-to-release slipknots into surgical thread could help surgeons to tie perfect sutures — tight enough to help heal a wound but not so tight that they damage tissue. Researchers worked out ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research ...

After a year of testing, I discovered the diagram in my original GT knot article was wrong. Here’s the corrected version and a brief explanation why this knot still earns my full confidence. Now that ...

Not every useful skill demands weeks of effort or expensive courses. There are some skills that you can pick up in less time than it takes to watch a movie. These quick-to-learn skills won’t overwhelm ...

Q I am new to wearing ties. I know there are different kinds of tie knots (I see knotting directions for three), but I don't know if any are more right with certain clothes than with others. A You are ...

It should come as no surprise that Liza Laserow Berglund is a self-described material nerd. The co-founder of Swedish textile brand Nordic Knots has built a sterling reputation for delivering ...

A judgmental family stares at a haunted vacuum cleaner in "A Useful Ghost." Credit: Best Friend Forever / TIFF Yes, in A Useful Ghost, there's a make-out scene between a man and a vacuum cleaner.

Scanning the crowd at a fancy soiree may reveal a wide array of neckties, each fastened with a highly complex mathematical object masquerading as fashion. An entire field of mathematics is devoted to ...

Nearly 40 years after Constance McCashin’s Laura was dramatically written off Knots Landing, her former costars are still uneasy about what transpired. Mills, Van Ark and Lee, who played Abby ...