PONTIAN, Malaysia (Reuters) -Malaysian farmer Suratmen Mosman faces a dilemma that threatens to sap supply from the world's top palm oil exporters and drive up prices of the vegetable oil essential to ...

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A “tree spa” created by hot springs in what is now the Czech Republic may have served as a refuge for plants—and possibly animals—during the last ice age, when much of Europe was covered by ice, new ...

Some of the key samples in the study came from the La Brea Tar Pits in Southern California, where researchers analyzed ancient juniper wood preserved in tar. The team found clear signs of elevated ...

Scientists have made a breakthrough in their mission to develop more sustainable, resilient gene-edited trees with a new technique that utilizes biotechnology to improve the genes of poplar trees ...

BERHAMPUR: Last week, a 50-year-old Ashoka tree, standing in front of Maa Mahuri Kalua temple on the outskirts of Berhampur, saw a flurry of activities. The towering 50 ft tree, considered sacred, was ...