The arrival of home-grown durians on Chinese shelves in the past two years has sparked a gold rush for tropical agriculture ...

Repurposed from a previous life as a mid-range all-inclusive into a Marriott Luxury Collection resort, the adults-only Almare ...

The large leaves of the aguaje, a tropical palm tree that grows in the peatlands and other seasonal wetland areas in tropical ...

Do you live someplace that's hot and dry? Growing fruit trees can be challenging in arid areas, but there are varieties that ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Gold prices have surged to a new record high with investors flocking to safer assets as US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans continue to ...

Finally, dice the frozen fruit into small pieces, then fold the fruit through the cookie mix evenly. Place the cookie mix in the fridge for 30 minutes. Roll the mix into balls – roughly the size ...

Almendro’ (Dipteryx oleifera), a tropical tree native to Panama’s rainforests, has stunned scientists with its surprising reaction to lightning: it thrives. While most trees might wither or ...

Panama tree uses lightning to eliminate rivals Balsa trees get struck more than neighboring species Trees’ tissue may attract more lightning ...

Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts of electricity. The tonka bean tree, aka Dipteryx oleifera, has ...

New research has found that some tropical trees in the Peruvian Amazon can be used to monitor mercury pollution from gold mining ... the possibility of using tree cores instead to detect the ...