Scientists have shown for the first time the widespread harm caused in Peru by cutting down the palm tree Mauritia flexuosa in order to harvest its fruit. The scientists examined where and why the ...

PORT ARANSAS, Texas — On Jan. 2, strong winds in the Port Aransas area knocked the top off a palm tree at Elizabeth Pianta’s neighbor’s house. Pianta said the tree looked healthy, but during the winds ...

The subject of last week’s column was palm trees and that will be the subject for this column as well. I recently learned that someone in Fountain Valley has a collection of 200 palm tree species ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A legendary “walking” tree has captivated rainforest ...