If you liked this story, share it with other people. Illegal trade in tropical timber costs countries billions of dollars in revenue each year and threatens regional and national biodiversity.

The recent DNA Barcode Scanner Hack brought together a range of experts to brainstorm a handheld modular DNA analysis device that could identify timber samples in the field, help flag wildlife ...

Tree-ring analysis – so-called dendrochronological analysis – has been part of archaeology for many years and has made it possible for archaeologists to date old wooden objects with great precision.