A 700-year-old banyan tree in Bihar's Munger has been scientifically dated as the world's oldest accurately dated Ficus ...

The research by scientists from Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow now establishes that the 700-year-old tree is likely a surviving remnant of a natural forest that once existed.

In 1996, a farmer named Sadiman looked at the dry, cracked hills near his village in Central Java, Indonesia, and made a decision most of his neighbors thought was pointless. He started planting ...

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 ...

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 ...

Banyans start their lives as epiphytes germinated from sticky seeds that lodge in the branches or crevasses of another tree. Banyans can reach 60-80 feet in height with an equal or larger spread. As ...

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Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

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 ...

The 150-year-old tree was badly burned in the fires that ravaged Maui last month. New green leaves hint at the possibility of recovery for the tree and its community. By Livia Albeck-Ripka Over the ...