Refraction is the bending of light when it goes from one medium to another so, when a ray of light passes through a glass prism, refraction of light occurs both, when it enters the prism as well as ...

The joy I receive from my new home came in a most unexpected way. Our builder uses glass transoms over doorways as one of his signature features. I did not like the look of them and told him so. He ...

A fire at sea is among a sailor’s worst fears. In the era of wooden shops, where candles and oil lamps were the only sources of illumination, the chance of such a catastrophe was an ever-present ...

A 4½-inch-high heavy glass pyramid was in a recent house sale. It was inexpensive, but no one knew what it was used for. It was almost too heavy to lift, so it wouldn’t be a practical paperweight, but ...

The city solicitor has tabled a report that will have the fire department and an engineer inspect the vault rooms underneath downtown sidewalks. Some business owners say that will mean the sidewalks ...

The Wordle word of the day on December 25 was prism, a word that feels almost unfairly elegant for something so relentlessly honest. A prism exists to intervene between appearance and understanding, ...