Bark is, in a matter of speaking, the skin of a tree. Our skin is the outermost barrier for protecting our bodies from infection, injury and disease, while bark provides very much the same protection ...

Dear Grant, William and Kate, When I was little, I liked to climb trees. I loved to grip the bark as I got higher and higher. Now I mostly hug trees – but I still love the way bark feels under my paws ...

When we think of bark on a tree, we tend to compare it to the skin of a human. The primary function of both bark and skin is to protect the material within and beneath it. In Grade 7, we learned that ...

Pycnogenol is essentially a nutritional supplement derived from French maritime pine bark extract, and it has been the subject of increasing research interest in relation to health. An article ...

It’s winter. Hardwood trees are bare. But that doesn’t mean the woods are bereft of interest. Winter, when sunlight slants in, is the time when bark comes into its own. Pause to take in the aged-brass ...

A fake Christmas tree may be more popular, but here’s a new reason to appreciate the real thing: Researchers have identified a group of anti-inflammatory compounds in the bark of the Scotch pine — ...