Americans are always being told that their view of Britain is wrong. The U.K. is, we hear, not a quaint little island of medieval towns and minor royals but a thriving modern economy and a world ...

Updated 7 a.m. Wednesday Most of the major water companies in the United Kingdom use dowsing rods — a folk magic practice discredited by science — to find underwater pipes, according to an Oxford Ph.D ...

BOTH the subject and the method of treatment of the Theory of Water Finding by the Divining Rod, by Mr. B. Tompkins, W.F., are so unlike what are usually met with by those gentlemen whom you, Mr.

Thames Water is still using the ancient dowsing method to hunt for leaks, despite scientists saying it doesn’t work. The company, which services nearly 15million homes, has admitted some of their ...

Ten out of 12 water utilities in the United Kingdom admitted that their technicians use divining rods to find underground leaks or water pipes, according to an investigation by science blogger Sally ...

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Far more than the nationalistic glory it yearns for, the Arab world needs water. The Middle East thirsted when Moses “smote the rock twice: and the water came out,” and it thirsts now. By and large, ...

There are many different ways to hold a divining rod or dowsing rod. Some people prefer to "witch" for water with a pendulum. The practice relies on the idea that the object will suddenly move when a ...

I had a great-uncle who claimed to be a water diviner. He can reliably and consistently make the rods turn towards water every time he demonstrated it. But put the rods in my hands, and even after ...

Biologist Sally Le Page couldn't believe it when she heard a folk magic practice was being used to look for water mains in 2017. But 10 out of 12... Updated 7 a.m. Wednesday Most of the major water ...