Participants consistently picked the wrong knot, believing the weakest knots were the strongest. And for many among the few ...

Whether it's tying your shoelaces or doing up your tie, many of us use knots on a daily basis. Despite this, research has shown that humans are 'terrible' at judging knots.

The bowline, clove hitch, and square are knots familiar to campers who might need to, say, tie down a tent with rope. But there are naturally occurring knots, too—ones that can be found on the ...

There are a number of ways to tie a trucker's hitch, with the primary difference being the method of forming the loop, or eye, that acts as a pulley for the cinching action of the knot.

The researchers showed participants four knots that are physically similar but have a hierarchy of strength. People were asked to look at the knots, two at a time, and point to the strongest one.