If his wood collection is any reflection of his character, Archie F. Wilson (1903-1960) was a meticulous man, tenacious in the pursuit of scientific precision yet compelled by beauty. During the ...

Researchers said the identification of wood in the 400-million-year-old samples was "unexpected" By Mark Kinver. Environment reporter, BBC News.

With 41,000 samples from 11,300 different tree species, the Thünen Institute’s wood library, called a xylotheque, is one of the world’s largest collections of authenticated wood specimens.

Dendrochronological examination allows automatical determining the date and place of logging wood within the accuracy of a month and 100 miles ...

Image caption, Researchers said the identification of wood in the 400-million-year-old samples was "unexpected" Article Information Author, Mark Kinver Role, Environment reporter, BBC News ...

Researchers said the identification of wood in the 400-million-year-old samples was "unexpected" A study of fossilised plant samples has shown that woody plants probably first appeared about 10 ...