If Brian Garhofer has his way, Two Harbors soon could become a major player in the cosmetic, dietary supplement and pharmaceutical industries. Garhofer plans to continue an innovative process that was ...

DULUTH — More than 4,000 miles separate northern Minnesota and Russia’s Republic of Karelia along the border of Finland. But Indigenous people in each region have long shared a common material for ...

Scientists have, for the first time, identified the use of birch bark tar in medieval England -- the use of which was previously thought to be limited to prehistory. Scientists from the University of ...

Linda Ross (right) has made several birch bark baskets with help from her friend, Helen Dick. (Sabine Poux/KDLL) When it’s warm and wet, birch bark can be folded into baskets — a container for berries ...

NOKIA, Finland — Nokian Tyres P.L.C. is collaborating with Reselo Rubber A.B. — the winner of the tire maker's Fast Race, Big Change sustainable tire innovation challenge in February of last year — to ...

Just like every individual is unique, so are trees. No two trees grow at the same rate, have the same leaf pattern, or have identical bark. However, each tree species has specific characteristics that ...