Miss A. D. BETTS, Thorn Cottage, Byways, Berk-hamsted, Herts, writes to suggest that the fluted columns of Greek architecture were copied from plant stems, such as those of an umbelliferous plant.

IT is reported from Italy that three optical prisms formerly belonging to Sir ... It is made of flint glass, and confirmatory evidence of its date has been adduced from the nature of the glass.

Gorilla Armor 2 was launched this month, and it’s the latest version of the popular scratch-resistant glass for smartphones and tablets. The tech has been available for over a decade now ...

PARIS—American presidents have libraries to preserve their legacy. The French prefer glass. François Mitterrand gave the Louvre its distinctive glass pyramid; Georges Pompidou built an art ...