Today’s observatories document every pulse and flash in the sky each night. To understand how the cosmos has changed over longer periods, scientists rely on a more tactile technology.

In the 19th century, a father-son team fashioned sea animals from glass to be classroom aids. Today, the fragile pieces are prized by museums. Gifted glass artists Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka made ...

The kiss of cheaper energy poised to rouse industry from its slumber Czech industrial production in November added 5.7% year-on-year in real terms when adjusted for the number of working days, picking ...