Tree resin could replace the oil and gas byproducts used in adhesives, cleaning supplies and other household goods. To lower the cost of resin, scientists want to engineer trees to produce more of it.

What the resin may have been used for is unknown. However, tree resin is multifunctional and could have been used to fuel fires, construct boats or in the hafting of stone tools.

Geologists discover that a huge prehistoric tsunami carried amber from coastal forests to deep waters in Japan 115 million ...

Q: My precious 10-year-old potted bay tree is secreting resin from the tops of almost all the leaves. Is this a sign of stress? Should I take action? A: The tree is indeed under stress, but it is ...

The chemical composition of this modern tree resin is very similar to fossilized amber. The samples were stored for 2 to 6 years and then processed. Tree resin with embedded ambrosia beetles.

Tree resin captures evolution of feathers on dinosaurs and birds. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 09 / 110915131559.htm ...

Tree resin captures key evidence of current and ancient insect invasions. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 03 / 110322224325.htm.

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Sticky resin from conifers contains substances that could relieve or cure epilepsy. Researchers at Linköping University have synthesized and tested 71 substances known as resin acids, of which twelve ...

Residents of nine upazilas in Khulna and four upazilas in Satkhira have found a unique economic opportunity emerging from an unlikely, and somewhat unexpected source -- a type of tree resin known as ...