Fossilization is an invaluable process for gaining a window into the past, but it can also create a tripping hazard. The way Angela Piller, collections manager at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks ...

One thing that I would like to go over again before starting on another subject is planting depth. The reason I feel the need to mention this is because it's probably the single biggest mistake people ...

It’s also a tasty snack, at least for fungi and insects such as termites. On a molecular level, wood is about three-quarters polymerized sugars that are indigestible to humans and most other animals.

A new kind of wood, stronger than steel and created from ordinary timber, is approaching full-scale production. The material, named "Super Wood," by creators InventWood, could provide an alternative ...

It may sound like a silly rhyme, but it’s true: wood is good. As a construction material, wood is beautiful, practical, and versatile. The great strength, light weight, and excellent insulating ...

Thirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple wish: to see the inner workings of woody plants without dissecting them. By bleaching away the pigments in plant cells, Siegfried Fink managed to ...