Scientists say Neanderthals probably used birch tar for several purposes, including treating wounds. The post Neanderthals may have used birch tree bark extract to treat wounds appeared first on ...

Neanderthals probably used birch tar for multiple functions, including treating their wounds, according to a study published March 18, 2026 in the open-access journal PLOS One by a team of researchers ...

Birch tar was among the most useful materials available to prehistoric humans and was primarily used as a glue to bind stone blades onto wooden handles or arrowheads onto shafts. However, we now have ...

“Backyard Medicine,” by Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal, is a book full of natural healing solutions for everyday ailments. Birch has a multitude of historical uses but is less familiar for its ...

Brazen thieves armed with axes and chainsaws are plundering parks, forests and private land in Wisconsin's Northwoods. Their prey? White birch trees. Thousands of trees have disappeared since last ...

Question: Good afternoon, Carol. Here is a photo of some sort of fungi growing on one of our three mature birch trees in the front yard. I have not been able to identify it via the internet, so am ...