The ancient Greeks had a diet rich in natural ingredients, many of which are now celebrated as superfoods for their health ...

Mastic gum is extracted from the stem and leaves of the Pistacia lentiscus tree. Traditionally, the gum is used as a food ingredient in Greece and other Mediterranean countries. One of the first ...

Over in Morocco, the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus) is stealing the spotlight. Scientists found its leaves are loaded with good stuff like linoleic acid (a healthy fat) and catechin (a plant ...

Forests provide many ecosystem services, including microclimate regulation, biodiversity preservation, air and water ...

Botanist Andrea Bianchi and local plant experts Aloyce Mwakisoma and his brother Ruben were exploring two tiny village forest ...

Climatic stress events, such as extreme temperatures and prolonged droughts, are increasingly affecting tree growth and ...

According to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, when you see a large collection of acorns all in one place around a tree, ...

And thanks to a Reddit post shared by u/YungstirJoey666, we’ve come to realise (along with other members of the site) why ...

Established in 1992 to protect the largest contiguous area of old-growth forest in Grand Cayman, the 2.3-mile trail (one-way) is home to rare Mastic trees and winds through a native mangrove swamp ...