Trees provide oxygen, conserve energy and the environment, provide habitat to birds and other animals, provide food and medicine and so on and so forth. Palm trees do more. They are among the most ...

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 ...

Like everywhere else in the world, Florida faces the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. In that context, Florida's palm trees are a mixed blessing: Native palms in their natural ...

In the fall of 1949, the City of Palm Springs dedicated 308 palm trees in an official ceremony. The community had worked diligently to acquire and plant the palms along the drive at the entrance to ...

Associate Professor at Université Nangui ABROGOUA, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, and Research Associate at the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire specializing in Palms family ...