Walking the trees: we traced how First Nations groups moved bunya pine and black bean trees
Pairing First Nations lore with genetic analysis lets us retrace how important food trees were deliberately moved thousands ...
Africa’s baobab tree provides new 'superfood' but local harvesters struggle
Bhitoni wakes before dawn to go foraging for baobab fruit, sometimes walking barefoot though hot, thorny landscapes with the ...
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An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving
Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old B ...
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Sticks that walk and trees that talk
I stepped onto the front porch and felt like someone was watching me. Sure enough, there on the wall by the screen door was a ...
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Ancient baobab trees in Africa once supplemented local’s income, now climate change and demand have them barely surviving
The baobab tree is known as the "tree of life" and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for natural food and beauty ...
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Walking the trees: Researchers trace how First Nations groups moved bunya pine and black bean trees
Like bunya pines, black bean trees (Castanospermum australe) have been an important food source for thousands of years. While the large seeds are toxic, they can be made edible. Here, we have ...
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Walking The Trees: We Traced How First Nations Groups Moved Bunya Pine And Black Bean Trees
The black bean tree produces large quantities of seeds – but they are poisonous without proper treatment. Renae Grace 333/Shutterstock Walking plants These stories raise interesting questions ...