Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the hunt for alternative fuels, biomass burning has become a ...

With extreme cold weather and energy bills on the rise, many homeowners are taking a closer look at heating alternatives like ...

In the search for a clean source of energy, a contender has emerged: little pellets of compressed wood. Harvested from forests in the American South, pine and hardwood trees are dried, compressed, and ...

An excavator loads logs used for wood pellets at a sawmill. (Photo by Angelika Warmuth/picture alliance via Getty Images) Health Care Providers Are Dropping a Common Anesthesia Drug That’s Also a ...

A new peer-reviewed study quantifies broadly for the first time the air pollution and public health impacts across the United States from both manufacturing wood pellets and burning them for energy.