Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Robert Gair invented the cardboard box in 1879, he likely had no idea folks would eventually disassemble his creation to make ...

The week-long enrichment program, described as an alternative to the ORR Survival program, sees students collaborate on hands-on projects that push their creative minds to develop new ideas. The ...

NORTHPORT — Students at Northport High School tested their engineering and teamwork skills this week during the school’s annual cardboard boat race on the bay. The tradition challenges groups of ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — In the Mining City, it's sink or swim and for some it's a little bit of both. Students taking Intro to Engineering came together in groups of three to test their cardboard boats in ...

It's one way to find out if your ideas hold water: Design a boat, build it out of cardboard and duct tape, then hop in and see if it sinks. That's what happens each year at the Mike Cauley Cardboard ...