Recent articles from a wide variety of News sources that may be of interest to the IRG membership and other readers.
New items will be added to the top of the list bimonthly (every two months) and older items will be archived below.
Researchers’ Bizarre New Way to Make Wood as Transparent as Glass!
Inside Japan's FOREST OF MONONOKE
Huge Trees Hiding in Plain Sight May Be a Species Totally New to Science
Scientists warn of species so gross it could trash Calif. home values
Study shows degradation changes a forest’s tree profile and its carbon storage
New way to store hydrogen using lignin jet fuel discovered
New wind turbines will test out the world’s longest wooden blades
Meet The World’s Most ‘Safeguarded’ Tree—A Jurassic Survivor Thought Extinct Until 1994
Scaling sustainable carbon fiber production: A breakthrough in lignin-based technology
NZ’s Scion Hub Crowned World’s Most Iconic Build
Neither hydrogen nor electricity, but wood: Fuel of the future found in forests
Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate
World's oldest juniper shrub discovered in Finland—annual rings suggest it's 1,647 years old
Sawdust superpower: Wood waste battery retains 60% capacity after 10,000 cycles
Plants struggled for millions of years after the world's worst climate catastrophe
Artificial Photosynthesis: Scientists Crack Nature’s Code for Clean Energy
"Self-densified" wood could give metal a run for its money
New Super-Strong Wood to Rival Aluminum for Strength
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Early Humans Built Wooden Structures Far Earlier Than Thought
Scientists Create New Timber Treatments from Tree Bark
Reducing Abdominal Fat: Researchers Uncover Surprising Health Benefits of Maple Syrup
Glow-in-the-dark wood passively lights homes or parks
Melting permafrost makes 'drunken forests' store less carbon
World's oldest wooden structure discovery rewrites human history
NASA Images Reveal 'Ghost Forests' in Florida
Real or plastic, which Christmas tree is greener?
Antarctic Scientists Ditch Plastic Buoys for Wood to Save Oceans
Study Overturns Long-Standing Common Assumption About Biodiversity
30 Billion Reasons Why America Must Fix Timber Pole Network!
In the Arctic, planting more trees actually makes the world warmer
New biochar technology sequesters wood-burning CO2
How Mass Timber Could Revolutionize Construction in NYC
Japan's wooden satellite exits International Space Station
Construction workers in Denver discover wooden pipe
High profile chemistry journal removed from Web of Science index
Major study reveals plants now absorbing 30% more CO2 worldwide
Sweden is Building the World’s Largest City Made Entirely From Timber
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In Fiji wood treatment is a matter of national interest as termites spread
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
Biotech Breakthrough: Trees Engineered to Replace Fossil Fuels
GMOs could reboot chestnut trees
In California, Wildfire Crisis Has Sparked a New Wood Waste Economy
Invasive tree logs show promise for mushroom production
Scientists Were Wrong: Plants Absorb 31% More CO2 Than Previously Thought
New Science Could Save the Maple Syrup Industry From a Sticky Situation
Microsoft claims timber-built datacenters can reduce its carbon footprint by up to 65%
Haunting Spread of “Ghost Forests” Along North Carolina’s Coast
Scientists find two tree species with potential to generate clean electricity
Forest Bathing: An Ancient Practice Validated by Modern Science
First wooden satellite launched into space