Divining. Dowsing. Witching. Switching. These strange words all refer to the same thing, an ancient method of finding ...

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 ...

Richard Warburton takes a wire coat hanger, cuts the hook off, cuts and straightens the wires and bends the metal into two “L ...

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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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 ...

The divining rod is an unlikely candidate for disruption or reinvention. For a half-millenia, the mystical, y-shaped stick has been used by those attempting to locate everything from water to gold.

Low turnout for the "Wizards School of Dowsing" program didn't douse the confidence of Terry and Steve Klunk, who presented their program Saturday to a small group at the Kirk-Bear Canyon Library, ...

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 ...