What is more important to planting trees? Not much. So let's do it right. As a new home owner I am trying to create the foundation of my garden that will last for years to come. So planting evergreen ...

Physicists at the University of Amsterdam came up with a really cool bit of Christmas decor: a miniature 3D-printed Christmas tree, a mere 8 centimeters tall, made of ice, without any refrigeration ...

Have you ever imagined turning your ideas into physical objects with just a few clicks? Thanks to tools like Tinkercad, what once seemed like science fiction is now an accessible reality for anyone ...

New York City’s decennial tree census will soon utilize cutting-edge technology to assess the health of more than 600,000 street trees. The parks department plans to dispatch cars equipped with ground ...

Alan Truly captures a 3D scan of a forest scene to view later in VR. Photo by Tracey Truly / Digital Trends I live in a heavily forested area, so I don’t have to travel far to enjoy an early spring ...

LEGO make lots of neat floral arrangements these days, and even little Christmas trees, too. While they’re fun to build out of tiny little blocks, they’re a little small for use as your main Christmas ...

Use AutoCAD's "Extrude" and "Revolve" commands to turn 2-D designs into 3-D models. "Extrude" is how 3-D modelers to refer to the technique of stretching a 2-D shape into 3-D space. AutoCAD performs ...

3D printers are affordable enough that almost anyone can buy one, but should you? Before you dive in, here's what to consider—about materials, possible uses, software, and much more. Since 2004, I ...

In the fossil record, trees typically are preserved with only their trunks. They don't usually include any leaves to show what their canopies and overall forms may have looked like. In a new study, ...