Scientist have invented a new type of transparent wood that could one day replace harmful plastics in several applications.

There is already a component of wood that is transparent: cellulose. However, two other components in wood are not, which are ...

Butternut, sometimes called white walnut, is great for carving and other uses, but it is potentially an endangered species.

In a world where plastic dominates almost every part of daily life—from phones to windows—finding a sustainable alternative ...

Baruah, a woodworking hobbyist, recently wondered if his pastime’s principal material could serve as a viable glass ...

The Missouri Senate Education Committee discussed legislation Tuesday seeking to ban materials deemed explicit from digital libraries and hold library boards responsible for the content made ...

"The students can bring their own perspectives to the conversation, and they can agree on all the facts and disagree on what a good solution looks like." In order to measure how much the students ...

ABSTRACT: As global populations grow, the generation of various waste materials like fats, oils, and grease (FOG), fruit waste, and other perishable wastes increases concurrently. Disposal of these ...

to turn photographs he took of children in his care into sexual abuse material. William Haslach, 30, was charged this week by the U.S. Attorney's Office of Minnesota with multiple counts of receipt ...

If successful, this will be the first of its kind in the world. “We hope the day will come when we can utilize wooden materials in space,” said Takao Doi, an astronaut and professor at Kyoto ...

Wood is already a pretty fantastic material, and it’s hard to imagine mankind getting to the point we are today without it, but it has some pretty serious drawbacks depending on the application.