Balsa wood has long been revered for its strength and lightweight composition, two properties that make it ideal for building model structures and airplanes. Researchers from the US and China have ...

Well, if you followed his method, you’d meticulously measure, cut and glue together pieces of stiff pasteboard according to a plan in your head, supporting them with a frame of balsa wood. Of course ...

The model proved too nose-heavy in its maiden flight ... This allowed the tiny balsa dinosaur to really take off, flying long enough to have some very close encounters with buildings and trees.