An entirely new type of wood that does not fit into either category of hardwood or softwood has been discovered by researchers who were undertaking an evolutionary survey of the microscopic structure ...

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 could explain ...

Researchers undertaking an evolutionary survey of the microscopic structure of wood from some of the world’s most iconic trees and shrubs have discovered an entirely new type of wood. This discovery ...

Scientists who were assessing the structure of different types of wood at the microscopic level have discovered a totally new type of wood. This wood is part of tulip trees, which are relatives of ...

Scientists from Poland's Jagiellonian University and Cambridge University in the UK have discovered that tulip trees, a species native to North America and parts of China and Vietnam, have a unique ...