It sits in a Fells Point antique shop, a kitschy keepsake from a classic Baltimore restaurant. Haussner’s may be gone, but its jumbo ball of string rolls on. And it’s for sale — though, at 825 pounds, ...

As in his Nursery Crimes, Geisert once again zeroes in on a small Midwestern town inhabited by a group of pigs to tell an offbeat tale of how cooperation and resourcefulness can overcome deceit.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. So much is made about the technology of tennis rackets. But don't ...

Deciphering a word written on a ball of string that then unravelled depends on the randomness of the rolling process, says one New Scientist reader. But why not try it for yourself at home? I would ...