Dear Prudence, My parents, who are in their mid-80s, spent the week with me in separate bedrooms. My father was ex ...

Math, citizen science and the scientific method are all tools researchers use to investigate evidence of unidentified phenomena and reveal they may just have a down-to-earth explanation.

In his cozy workshop behind his D.C. home, contemporary kumiko craftsman David Gootnick, a Craft Show featured artist, uses the raw material of his practice: a five-foot-long, two-inch-thick plank of ...