Anything made from wood can be ruined if run through the dishwasher. That includes cooking utensils, spoons, chopsticks, ...

(Scott Olson/Getty Images) The thesis is called the “Ferguson effect.” Former President Barack Obama’s FBI Director James Comey bought this theory, but the Obama White House did not.

If the panels sit on a job site and get soaking wet, they’ll retain their strength, unlike wood. The product is stronger and more rigid than wood, and more fire-resistant. Unlike the timber ...

But when they die and rot, all that carbon goes right back out into the air. So a few researchers have proposed burying dead trees underground in so-called “wood vaults” to sequester the carbon in the ...