Learn why climbers rely on the Alpine Butterfly Knot and how to tie it correctly. Discover its key advantages for load ...

A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly. The National Science Foundation's NoirLab released the picture on Wednesday. The glowing "wings" ...

The Alpine Butterfly Knot is an essential midline knot for outdoor enthusiasts, climbers, and rescue professionals, offering unmatched versatility and strength in multi-directional load 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 ...

A new FIS Alpine World Cup season is on the horizon, and the lead-up to the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics will make this year's events even more competitive. All of the best athletes in the ...

Many questions surround the future of Alpine’s Formula One team before it undergoes a significant change in 2026. After becoming a works manufacturer team again in 2016, the Renault-owned squad is ...

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 ...

On a warm Saturday morning in late May, a group of people gathered at the trailhead of Snow Mountain Ranch, the 2,000 acre-shrub steppe habitat managed by Cowiche Canyon Conservancy west of Yakima. A ...

Daniel Dae Kim’s new spy drama, Butterfly, is a thrilling watch from start to finish. The first season ended on a heartbreaking cliffhanger that has us all questioning one main character’s motives. Is ...