Using a sustainable, plant-based material that is extremely light but has the same strength as carbon fiber, Hummingbird Flax claims to be the world’s lightest electric folding bicycle, as well as the ...

Switching to an electric bicycle is already a big step in reducing your commute’s carbon footprint. But buying one that’s made with plant fibers is taking sustainability even more seriously.

These nutrient-dense seeds come with a number of health benefits—but the key to getting the most out of the superfood comes down to how you consume it.

Chia seeds are seeds of the chia plant, which is native to Guatemala and Mexico. Chia seeds are packed with fiber, have a mildly nutty flavor, and expand when soaked. Flax seeds, on the other hand, ...

EDINBURGH — Dig, rake, sow, riddle, water, weed, pull, ripple, winnow. For her solo exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, In Relation to Linum, Christine Borland created a series of rituals ...

REGINA, SASK. — Scoular on Jan. 12 announced the opening of its new high-speed flax processing facility in Regina, the first flax plant to open in Western Canada in nearly 10 years. Scoular said the ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Michael Deyholos began as a “basic researcher” working with fruit flies. But he wanted “to get into something more useful.” He found it in flax: one of the world’s oldest, most ...

Riding a bike is great exercise, but whether you're commuting to work or just peddling to the bar, weather, hills and general exertion might conspire to make you an unpresentable mess. That's where ...

If you’re looking to slip more nutrition into your diet without even trying, you might want to befriend flaxseed. "Flaxseed is widely available and is sold in its whole or milled form," says ...

The cooperative of farmers and textile producers wants to jump-start flax production to provide more linen clothing as an alternative to fossil fuel-based synthetic fibers. This story is part of the ...

Wildflowers, herb flowers, and fruit blossoms are blooming throughout Los Angeles this time of year, but to me the most distinct of them all is a potent, beautiful blue flower, Linum perenne, or ...