The oldest banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) is found in the Munger district of Bihar. The researchers revealed that the tree ...

The breakthrough study introduces a reliable scientific method for dating tropical heritage trees and could significantly ...

Scientists have identified a 700-year-old banyan in Bihar's Munger as the world's oldest scientifically dated Ficus benghalensis using radiocarbon dating, reshaping its documented history.

The findings were published by a team of researchers at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, an autonomous institute ...

The banyan fig tree Ficus microcarpa is famous for its aerial roots, which sprout from branches and eventually reach the soil. The tree also has a unique relationship with a wasp that has coevolved ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This engraved printing plate was ...

The banyan fig tree Ficus microcarpa is famous for its aerial roots, which sprout from branches and eventually reach the soil. The tree also has a unique relationship with a wasp that has coevolved ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Some 550 years ago, so a story goes, the poet-sage Kabir was on a silt ...

I have been a tree lover for as long as I can remember. As a child growing up in Miami, Florida, we had a big ficus tree in our front yard that was a favorite for climbing. In my memory it was huge ...

The ficus plants that many people grow indoors are actually tropical trees. They are a different species from Ficus carica, the edible fig. The ficus we eat is from temperate areas of the world and ...