(This follows a column written last year about the Hinzmann’s old log cabin near Wanamingo. This is part of an occasional series called "This Old Farmhouse" about what happened, or is happening, to ...

A new study suggests that an ordinary old log could help refine strategies to tackle climate change. A team of researchers analyzed a 3,775-year-old log and the soil it was excavated from. Their ...

In 2013, Ning Zeng came across a very old, and ultimately very important, log. He and his colleagues were digging a trench in the Canadian province of Quebec, one that they planned to fill with 35 ...

Trees are natural ways for the planet to sequester carbon, but once trees die, they release that carbon back into the atmosphere—but that isn’t always the case. A new study, analyzing a 3,375-year-old ...

Here’s an old log building somewhere in South Carolina. Where? Bonus points: Tell us what’s special about this place. Send your name, hometown and guess to: feedback@statehousereport.com. Our most ...