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 ...

Whether you’re a weekend camper, avid sailor, or aspiring mountaineer, these six knots are essential. Learn the techniques, mistakes to avoid, and how to use each knot in real-life survival scenarios.

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 ...

Imagine living sometime around the early 1600s. You're standing on the deck of a wooden ship. The wind's biting, the sky's endless. And your captain's yelling, "Drop the log!" Back then, before sonar ...

When I started feeling burned out at work, I made a plan to save money and move to a sailboat. My husband and I spent 18 months at sea, traveling from England to places like Scotland and France. The ...

With recreational boating season finally underway in Upstate NY, boat operators need to be certified under Brianna’s Law, which took effect in January. Brianna’s Law requires all operators of ...

Delta Air Lines is renaming its fare classes, including folding Basic Economy into a new "Delta Main" category. Delta Main will have three levels: Basic, Classic, and Extra, offering varying perks and ...

President Trump and his cabinet favor this style for their neck ties. By Jacob Gallagher Jacob Gallagher doesn’t wear ties; he just reports on them. On Tuesday, as news piled up about the Trump ...

The Lowcountry is a place where the water becomes a second home. Sailing camps here do more than teach tacks and knots — they connect kids to the rhythm of the tides, the freedom of open water, and ...

“We offer sailing instruction to beginners who have no experience in a sailboat, to experienced sailors who want to develop their skills and to potential racers who want to learn the basic elements of ...