The ribbon-cutting ceremony for Balsa, a 222 unit office-to-multifamily conversion in the heart of D.C., took place on February 6th to celebrate ...

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 ...

Ryan Homan knew he had to do something when he found out that nearly four million children never attend school in the Philippines. His solution? Helping his community by teaching children on boats.

More commonly known as the balsa tree, Ochroma is found in many Latin American countries and is the source of the lightweight wood used to make snap-together model dinosaurs, Popsicle sticks ...

The team incubated the fungus and balsa wood together in laboratory conditions for three months, maintaining high humidity. During this period, the balsa wood absorbed moisture, increasing its ...