One of the world’s rarest pears only grows in a small Italian town

But when my family and I recently re-affirmed this enduring cliché after pulling off the highway looking for lunch, we ...
BIOENGINEER

From Fruit Waste to Solar Cells: Mangosteen Peel Emerges as a Multitasking Bioresource

The mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana, has long been celebrated across Southeast Asia as the “queen of fruits,” prized for its sweet, juicy flesh. But according to a comprehensive new review pub ...
Discover Wildlife

Trees can ooze a strange gum when under attack – and people have eaten it to survive

When stressed or under attack, especially from fungal or bacterial canker diseases, trees - particularly fruit trees - can ...
Arizona Daily Star

Arizona tree-sit protest against border wall branches into Mexico

A tree-sitting protest on the Arizona border has become an international affair with the addition of an activist in a second tree on the Mexican side of the line. Federal contractors arrived at their ...