This project celebrates the unusual character of Monkey Puzzle, a wood that reveals swirling patterns and round inclusions as the tools cut into it. Each pass of the lathe uncovers new details, with ...

When the hardy evergreen trees of the Araucaria genus were first shipped from Australia and South America to the gardens of nineteenth-century Europe, they were dubbed “monkey puzzle” trees because of ...

Many of us love the holidays and want to keep them going all year round. Everyone wants that baby Christmas tree to bring ...

Research shows that combining physical and mental exercise is the best way to keep your brain sharp as you age. And getting in extra steps or even taking up pickleball is a fairly clear-cut way to get ...

The peaks of the Andes rise over Chile’s Aysén region in Patagonia, the southern quarter of South America and one of the last places on Earth to be settled by humans.(Courtesy Raven Garvey) (Ken ...