A few weeks ago, if someone asked me the best wood for outdoor furniture, I'd almost always recommend teak. It's a naturally water-resistant hardwood that looks great even without a stain, so it's ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Climate change is significantly affecting forest ecosystems through rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and increased frequency of extreme weather events. Tropical ...

On Dec. 16 last year, the Maersk Sana, a Singapore-registered cargo ship, cruised into the United States and docked at the Port of Miami an hour before dawn. On board was a container carrying 51,000 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Outdoor furniture often gets a bad reputation for not holding up—think lawn chairs that end up in the ...

YANGON, MYANMAR -Access to lumber from teak, acacia, bamboo, ironwood and michelia champaca could improve as Myanmar rejoins the world community. The wood species are growing in the dense Burmese ...

Florida Teak is not the only U.S. business that imported teak from Myanmar after the sanctions were imposed. Nearly six million pounds of timber from Myanmar entered the U.S. post-sanctions, the ...