COMPLETE eradication of wood-boring insects in timber in buildings is difficult to achieve, particularly in structural members of large dimensions, often inaccessible for thorough surface treatment.

You duck behind a ficus to collect yourself. You feel raw. You look around for someone who can save you—someone from the Reagan era. “But we had a stock-market crash and a plague! 9/11 and ...

(Kelly Jo Sandri via AP) This June 2020, image provided by Stacy Meli shows Ficus elastica, Strelitzia nicolai (white bird of paradise), Schlefflera, Ficus tineke and Caladium ‘Miss Muffet’ among ...

A research team at the University of Turku, Finland, has developed an innovative approach to replicating bioinspired microstructures found in plant leaf skeletons, eliminating the need for ...