Dates are a wonderful fruit that's both nutritious and delicious. These sweet treats are easy to grow, and mature in clusters ...

Never top-trim a palm tree, as all palms grow from a central tip. If you remove the growing tip, the plant will die. It's a ...

The oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis ... Photograph by PASCAL MAITRE IndonesiaIn 2015 this forest growing on peatland on the island of Borneo was burned to clear the land for oil palms.

Now researchers say there is a solution that could mitigate the damage. Setting up forests or “tree islands” in large oil palm farms can help restore biodiversity and ecosystems by aiding the natural ...