Entire genome of Eurasian spruce bark beetle now revealed

Bark is cooler than you think! Here's a fun short review on bark as something that accumulates, transports and hosts stuff. And, when it gets wet, bark can become a nutrient "reactor" :o

Fun (short) review article about how tree bark can uptake water and carbon, including a discussion of its evolution!

This Newly Discovered Species of Tree Hyrax Goes Bark in the Night