TreeHugger

What Are Solar Trees? How Do They Work?

A solar tree is a structure resembling a tree that generates solar energy using photovoltaic (PV) panels. It employs principles of biomimicry, using a natural system—in this case the form of a tree—to ...
Statesman Journal

Why Salem was chosen as Oregon's 'Tree City of the Year'

The Oregon Department of Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Program chose Salem as the state’s Tree City of the Year. ODF leadership said Salem was the perfect choice for the award in 2026 because ...
News Tribune

It’s almost cherry blossom season! Here’s where to see them in the Tacoma area

The United States hasn’t always had what are known as ornamental cherry blossom trees — the ones that look like cotton candy-colored puffs popping out of short, green, deciduous leaves. Those have ...
National Review

An Art History Primer on Drawings, Courtesy of Master Drawings Week

Forging Ahead in an AI-Infiltrated Entry-Level Job Market The historic art fair, in its 20th year, is the ultimate teachable moment on the zest and heft of drawing, from the Old Masters to now.
New York Magazine

I Finally Found the Most Customizable and Flexible Planner

Six months ago, while coping with the singular affliction that is pregnancy exhaustion, I fell down a stationery rabbit hole. Given my mental state — my brain felt like a piece of styrofoam, useless ...
Forbes

Your Tree On Battersea: Apple Opens iPad Drawing Competition

Last year, Wallace and Gromit were projected on to the Battersea Power Station’s 330-feet tall chimneys. The year before, work by David Hockney. This year, it could be yours. A U.K. competition ...
CNN

Renoir’s drawings showcased in major exhibition, the first of its kind in over a century

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the leaders of the Impressionist school of painting, established in 1874 by a group of French artists, whose loose brushwork and brightly colored paints created a ...
TreeHugger

Identify a Tree Using Leaf Shape, Margin, and Venation

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Leaf shapes play an important role in tree identification, providing key ...
Artnet

Renoir’s Long-Hidden Drawings Return to the Spotlight After 100 Years

Earlier this year, a woman in Pennsylvania bought a nude charcoal sketch for $12 at a local art auction. Something about the depicted woman’s downward gaze, the hang of flesh around her waist seemed ...
New Atlas

Crafty 3D printer multitasks as a laser engraver, cutter, and plotter

Bambu Lab's latest flagship 3D printer does a whole lot more than 3D printing for serious makers, and promises to be good at every one of its tasks. The H2D desktop printer can print using two ...
The State

Here’s what Greenville has done so far to replace all the trees it lost in Tropical Storm Helene

The city of Greenville has planted nearly 500 trees on city property since Tropical Storm Helene roared through South Carolina in September. City of Greenville/provided The city of Greenville has ...