DURHAM — The second annual New England Woodworking Competition was held recently at the University of New Hampshire. Nearly ...

A routine tree-trimming job turned deadly in a South Carolina yard when a hydraulic lift flipped, throwing a worker nearly 50 ...

Smoking pellets, often a byproduct of lumber production, offer sustainable forest management solutions ... Due to its milder ...

Since 2017 in the latest phase of the long-running trade war over lumber, softwood companies based in Canada have paid more than $10-billion in U.S. duties for production originating from Canadian ...

Unique among the myriad of items the mission carried is the first satellite made from wood, a palm-sized cube called the LignoStat. Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese ...

In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 miles away, researchers will study whether wood is sturdy enough for space.

Why wood? Kyoto University professor ... began pursuing the idea with a lumber company, Sumitomo Forestry. Samples of magnolia, cherry, and birch trees were sent to the ISS in 2022 to analyze ...

set out to determine the best wood to send to space. They tested three types: birch, cherry and magnolia. The samples were sent in 2022 to the International Space Station, where they spent nearly ...

The world's first wood-panelled satellite has been launched into space to test the suitability of timber as a renewable building material in future exploration of destinations like the Moon and Mars.

“I can see the potential this team has. I’m excited,” Thomas said. When it came to center Jeremiah “Bear” Cherry’s first game at UNLV, Thomas said it all: “That was a heck of a debut ...

Forestry firm Canfor Corp. said in September it would close two BC sawmills by year end and take a C$100 million writedown, citing the duties as well as a lack of wood supplies. West Fraser Timber Co.