BANGKOK: Former world champion Loh Kean Yew is the only Singaporean still in the running for a SEA Games badminton singles medal after three of his compatriots were eliminated in the opening round on ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

Whether it’s gracing your living room during the holidays or embodying the spirit of birth in celtic culture, the Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris) is one of the most important pines. It is the most ...

Every year, a 20-metre Christmas tree from Norway is erected in Trafalgar Square. Image: iStock/stockcam "Trafalgar Square is changed as never before. A 48-ft Christmas tree has sprung up on the west ...

Paclitaxel is derived from Taxus brevifolia is a rare and slow-growing evergreen found in the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest (also known as the yew tree). Humanity has made use of the yew ...

I’m walking in the Eifel Mountains in western Germany, through cathedral-like groves of oak and beech, and there’s a strange unmoored feeling of entering a fairy tale. The trees have become vibrantly ...