More than one of my childhood birthday presents included a balsa wood airplane. They came as assembly kits that were fun to build but not as much fun as tossing them into the air and watching them ...

“I remember that they had taken that set wall down and basically rebuilt it with balsa wood, which balsa wood is like a really light, easily breakable wood that they use a lot for stunts and ...

As Donald Trump begins to prepare for his return to the White House, our US correspondents James Matthews, Martha Kelner, and Mark Stone reflect on his historic election victory. From criminal ...

Chris Wood has made HISTORY by winning the October 2024 EA SPORTS Player of the Month award. The 32-year-old has become the first Nottingham Forest player AND the first New Zealander to win the award.

Shares in John Wood Group WG-0.28%decrease; red down pointing triangle plunged to their lowest point in more than 20 years after a weak performance in its projects business prompted the Scottish ...

John Wood Group Plc tumbled the most on record in London trading after announcing a review to address poor performance in its projects division. The shares sank as much as 49%, the biggest decline ...

Wood Group has seen its shares plummet to a more than 20-year low after launching a review of the business, following recent write-downs on projects. The Scottish engineering group saw its shares ...

A new licensing round for oil and gas exploration begins of Friday, the North Sea Transition Authority confirmed (Danny Lawson/PA) Engineering firm Wood Group has seen its shares plummet to a more ...

Young Japanese designer Saki Takeshita's work involves dying softwoods such as balsa, cypress or cedar ... The heat triggers a reaction between the wood and the dye and changes the pigment ...

Unique among the myriad of items the mission carried is the first satellite made from wood, a palm-sized cube called the LignoStat. Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese ...

In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 miles away, researchers will study whether wood is sturdy enough for space.