Decades ago, every kid threw balsa wood gliders into the air to witness a few precious seconds of flight. In this age of electronic everything, kids and adults alike still embrace the balsa wood ...

It does make a great Bogie and Bacall slow-moving Casablanca fan, and in some college classrooms toy balsa gliders are often used in physics classes to teach aerodynamics. Need a break?

My son, Ian, is working on a 7th grade science project, and is studying what wing position works best for maximum glide — that is, for a balsa wood glider launched from our roof. His standard is ...

The gliders, a few Balsa sticks and some glue, are the final project of Aeronautics 315, a course designed to introduce cadets to the fundamental science of flight.

Ganoderma applanatum bracket fungus growing on a beech tree Fungi have helped scientists make a breakthrough in transforming wood into a useful source of clean electricity, which could one day ...