A balsa wood glider is really easy to make despite the physics involved on its flight. Make one yourself and have a ton of ...

Dick Waugh just wants his glider back. Problem is, despite a 15-foot wingspan, the balsa wood craft was nowhere to be found yesterday morning after it took off on a rogue mission to who knows where.

Where does the balsa tree grow? Why is it so lightweight? What is it good for? Why do I even want to talk about it? Balsa trees were mentioned a few times in a story of jungle survival by a group of ...