This week's project features a lamp crafted from a large burl sourced from a felled Alder Tree. The burl was turned green and ...

Fossil tree resins open a window into the deep past as their organic compounds, termed biomarkers, can be used to identify the botanical provenance of these ancient trees, as well as the ...

Tree resins are among nature’s most intriguing gifts. Prized for their scent, versatility, and symbolism, they’ve played important roles in cultures around the world. Here’s a closer look at what they ...

The discovery, in the form of a tree resin artifact from Mololo Cave on Waigeo Island, dates to about 55–50ka. Made by cutting into a tree and eventually extracting the hardened sap, it provides ...

An international research team demonstrates that the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) uses volatile fungal metabolites of plant defense substances as important chemical signals in their ...