Scientists created samples of the black resin using three methods and tested their effectiveness against two common bacteria ...

Scientists say Neanderthals probably used birch tar for several purposes, including treating wounds. The post Neanderthals may have used birch tree bark extract to treat wounds appeared first on ...

Neanderthals may have used birch tar as more than just glue; it could have helped them ward off infection and even insect ...

Tree bark is chock full of fats, making it sop up greasy pollutants in the air. Taking advantage of the bark’s sponge-like quality, researchers have developed an easy and inexpensive method to measure ...

HOUSTON - Cork tree bark has long been used in Asia to fight inflammation. "People in China, they take this bark, they actually make a concoction out of this bark, and that concoction they drink," ...