Chemists have created the first molecule to form a structure called an endless knot, one of the eight auspicious symbols shared by Eastern traditions, including Buddhism and Hinduism. It is one of the ...

Scientists have developed a way of braiding three molecular strands enabling tighter and more complex knots to be made than has previously been possible. The paper, published in Nature Chemistry ...

In March of last year, during dredging work in the Korte Linschoten River in the Dutch province of Utrecht, a medieval sword dated between 1050 and 1150 was found in an exceptional state of ...