Knitting and crocheting are not only fun and relaxing crafts, but they also may be functional or veer into the artistic realm. A group of 20 knitters from Lancaster Yarn Shop's Thursday Night Knitting ...

Coral reefs around the world are dying off at rate faster than the rain forests. Australian twins Margaret and Christine Wertheim, 49, grew up in Queensland in Australia, home to the approximately 135 ...

This fall, a different kind of coral reef will be on display in the National Museum of Natural History's Ocean Hall. It's not made out of the calcium carbonate skeletons of living coral. It's made out ...

Coral reefs can be crocheted. The atmosphere can be knit. And a stop sign can be folded into a pair of pants. Welcome to the intersection of math and handicraft. Unexpectedly, handicraft in general, ...

A beautiful crocheted coral reef on display in Dublin is a response to the threat of global warming and a fine example of living… A beautiful crocheted coral reef on display in Dublin is a response to ...

The exotically shaped creatures that began to sprout silently all over the cozy lecture hall were soon spilling onto empty chairs and into women's laps and shopping bags. When fully grown, these ...

Some people looking at the crocheted objects on Daina Taimina's kitchen table would see funky modern art. Others would see advanced geometry. The curvy creations, made of yarn, are actually both. And ...