When you walk through a furniture store, the wood around you seems ordinary. Floorboards gleam under bright lights. Tables and cabinets are labeled with familiar names of wood, such as oak, rosewood ...

This article is adapted from the Laetare lecture on March 26, given in New York after the author was awarded the Loyola Medal ...

The goal of bearproofing your camp is to minimize odors that might attract bears, and to set up safe storage areas for food and garbage that are out of reach of bears and are away from your sleeping ...

Exploring wind-driven pollen transport Simulating the detachment and dispersion of pollen around an oak tree. (Courtesy: Dbouk et al.) Researchers in France have developed a novel method to ...