DARRINGTON, Wash. - Locals are being tapped to collect pine cones in an effort to store seeds to re-grow forests before ...

Pine cones exhibit a remarkable ability to open ... behavior – the direction-dependent structure of cellulose within plant tissues – using readily available 3D printing technology.

Use very fresh green pine cones or a handful of fragrant branch tips. Steeping the plant material for longer will yield stronger syrup. Once winter sets in, drizzle the syrup over snow-cream.

VNP staff pleased with burn sites a year later ON NAMAKAN LAKE – An abundant pine cone crop this year mixed with prescribed burns conducted on several islands in Voyageurs National Park last ...

Pine cones as a model: Researchers at the universities ... structure of cellulose in plant tissues using standard 3D-printers. The research results have been published in the journal Nature ...