NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are considering launching the LignoSat probe - the world's first wooden satellite into space, in an attempt to make spaceflight operations sustainable.

World's 1st wooden satellite to be launched soon. Why is it significant?

Pregnant women may experience life-threatening repercussions from the air pollution caused by indoor cooking over a wood or charcoal fire, a new study suggests. "A significantly positive correlation" between the number of eclampsia cases, a rare pregnancy illness where high blood pressure causes potentially fatal seizures, and the number of deaths attributed to toxic smoke from cooking and heating has been discovered by researchers at King's College London.

Indoor solid wood fires ‘dangerous’ for pregnant women: Study

Love knows no bounds: Vietnamese man spends thousands converting van into wooden tank for son

Residents of Kabul are worried about finding fuel this winter and are struggling to buy wood to keep their houses warm due to the rising prices. WION brings you a ground report from Afghanistan's capital city.

Kabul's wood crisis in winters: A WION ground report

A recent technology developed by scientists can turn footsteps into electricity. The researchers from Switzerland have developed an energy-harvesting device that uses wood with a combination of a silicone coating and embedded nanocrystals.

Wooden flooring can turn footsteps into electricity, here is how

Russia has vast forests from the Altai mountains to its Pacific Coast. The country is now aiming to reduce its reliance on hydrocarbons and turn to wood as an alternative. WION tells you more.

WION Dispatch: Russia to reduce dependence on hydro carbo, go big on timber

You might have heard about Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir when it comes to violence and encounter but there is a village that will soon be called a 'Pencil district' of India.

Make in Kashmir: A village which supplies 90% wood for pencils in India

So far, drinks have been made from cherry blossom, cedar and white birch trees

Alcohol made from wood discovered by scientists in Japan

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