Calling something the “tree of life” may conjure up a lush arboreal species with mouth-watering fruit. Yet on the African continent, this moniker is reserved for the baobab tree. Upon first glance, ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Queen Mary University, UK, have unraveled the age-old mystery surrounding the iconic baobab tree, affectionately ...

The Baobab is one of the strangest-looking trees on Earth, and has been described as an “upside-down tree” and even the “tree of life” due to its nutrient-rich fruit. While six of the eight species of ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the origins of baobab trees, lizard-inspired construction, and why outside play is beneficial for kids' eyesight.

The island’s only known mature baobab tree has been an iconic presence on St. John for more than a century. Elroy Sprauve, who was born in 1939 at Estate Sieben, where the baobab is located, recalled ...

Text and pictures document the life cycle of this amazing tree of the African savannah, and portrays the animals and people it helps to support. https://siris ...