I have to admit that up until recently I had never heard of a Xylothek or  xylotheque though I did have a clue, recognising the  'theque...

Rosary bead, carved in boxwood  Bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild A rosary bead (sometimes referred to a...

An article from the  Reading Eagle (Oct 27, 1954)  explains what this place was: Jim Long, our Hollywood correspondent, has visited ano...

A University of Maryland-led, multi-organizational team of s cientists have created the first high-resolution global map of forest extent, l...

The followers of my WeirdWood ramblings may already be aware of my liking for writing bureaus and similar functional furniture and the more...

When British forces captured the Oosttaverne Wood from the Germans during the Battle of Messines in June 1917, they were surprised to find t...

Have you ever wanted to experience the life of a baby bird? How about curling up in a cosy nest perched high in the air? California-based ar...