Dehydrated foods extend shelf life and improve storage stability by reducing water activity, while modern drying technologies ...

New research could help explain crucial early steps on the path of life that led from a pool filled with simple amino acids to bacteria, redwood trees and people. One-hundred fifty years ago, Charles ...

Editor’s note: This column was produced before Gene Wengert died in 2025. It is printed here in memoriam. Question: How much does lumber shrink in drying? We process red oak and yellow poplar mainly. ...