If you stepped outside during the recent polar vortex, you probably had on an insulated jacket, or wished you did. Normally, those insulated jackets are made of two layers of fabric with a ...

Celebrated in Buddhist temples and cultivated for its wood and cottony fibers, the kapok tree now is upsetting an idea that biologists have clung to for decades: the notion that African and South ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sustainable fashion brand called tentree has started using “the world’s most sustainable fiber” in its range of clothing. The ...

Across Hong Kong, vibrant bombax trees, commonly known as kapok, are in flower. Bombax ceiba is the variety usually seen locally. Depending on soil conditions, and availability of water in early ...

Fred Berry took a trip to Mexico in 1975 because he was interested in Mayan archaeology. But as fascinating as the ruins at Yucatan were, he found himself drawn even more to the unfamiliar trees ...

Here's some good news and some bad news. It's good that most of the beautifully flowered trees of the kapok family (Malvaceae) perform well in Polk. What's bad is that virtually no one here grows them ...

The textile industry has dedicated significant energy and investment toward innovating new fibers. Despite these efforts, cotton continues to maintain its dominance in the denim world today. There is ...

MBOMBELA – The Brazilian Floss silk tree, also called Brazilian kapok tree creates a sea of pink during March and April. During this time you find these trees in full bloom everywhere in the lowveld ...

Celebrated in Buddhist temples and cultivated for its wood and cottony fibers, the kapok tree now is upsetting an idea that biologists have clung to for decades: the notion that African and South ...