DNA from two mummies at Takarkori links them to 15,000-year-old Taforalt hunter-gatherers, challenging the idea of the Green ...

The iconic Cape Verde date palm came from commercial trees gone feral and could provide genetic variety to boost the resilience of its tamer relatives.

The oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, is native to West and central Africa, and commercial plantations ... At Olam’s Mouila plantation, farther south, an even bigger mill is producing twice ...

Though it looked like a palm tree, Wood’s Cycad was actually part of an ancient group of plants. Found in South Africa, it was discovered in the late 1800s and admired for its unusual appearance.

Oil palm trees are native to Africa but were brought to South-East Asia just over 100 years ago as an ornamental tree crop. Now, Indonesia and Malaysia make up over 85% of global supply but there are ...