The rubber tree, scientifically known as Hevea brasiliensis, plays a crucial role in both ecosystems and human industry. Originating from the Amazon rainforest, this tree has become globally ...

Myrrh is a resin from the bark of some Commiphora trees, including Commiphora myrrha, a medicinal tree native to the Arabian peninsula and northeastern Africa. Myrrh has significant therapeutic ...

The world’s largest tree has been rigorously dated for the first time, confirming it is at least 16,000 years old. Named Pando, the tree is a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) with around ...

DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) in Utah called Pando — have helped researchers to determine its age and revealed ...