The amount of cardboard put out by New Yorkers tends to spike during the holidays. By Joyce Cohen It’s no surprise that buildings these days are burdened by cardboard boxes. “In 2005, the average New ...

At first glance, a flyable airplane made of cardboard sounds almost like a joke – the sort of thing that collapses long before it ever leaves the ground. But YouTuber and serial tinkerer Peter Sripol ...

You've heard of artists thinking outside the box, but what about artists using the box itself? That's the concept behind Beyond the Box, a new exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, which brings ...

Are cardboard boxes an indicator of recession? Image by Tim Sandle Are cardboard boxes an indicator of recession? Image by Tim Sandle Many economists and politicians levy theories about potential ...

The face behind the Instagram account @blesiva_ is a mystery. The 19-year-old university student, known only as Belle for privacy reasons, has gained more than 25,000 followers since she started ...

From Labubus and men’s underwear to lipstick and skirt hems, signs pointing to or away from a recession are everywhere. Whether they’re accurate indicators of the economy's health is another matter.

Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint, while reducing waste going to landfill. This innovative material, called ...

Demand for corrugated packaging, a staple for shipping everything from food to appliances, has dropped to its lowest levels since 2016, a decline some analysts see as a red flag for U.S. consumer ...

Salem Maritime park rangers in cardboard flat hats sink their cardboard boat in Salem Harbor during the 2025 Great Salem Maritime Cardboard Boat Regatta CREDIT: NPS photo/Charles Gould. Get the ...

You’ve had a rough week. You deserve some time to relax, chill out, maybe watch a random person create a gaming PC made entirely from hand-cut cardboard. And I don ...

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