Fireplace season has at long last arrived: Time to gather around the hearth, hunker down, and embrace the warmth of the flickering flames. But before you do, check that you’ve stockpiled enough ...

Trees are typically organized into two categories: hardwoods (angiosperms) and softwoods (gymnosperms). A new study suggests that there is a third type of wood—known as “midwood”—that ...

Tulip trees were long renowned for their carbon storage. Their unique wood may be responsible. For as long as scientists have studied trees, we have categorised them into two types based on the ...

Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) towering over its neighbors in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. This Tulip Tree is listed as a Champion Tree by The Tree Register of The British Isles.