Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres) of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced. The Western ...

Together with the oceans, they are one of the two most important carbon sinks, due to their capacity to store carbon in the soil and in tree biomass. As such, promoting fast-growing trees could ...

Alitheia Capital and Goodwell Investments have successfully exited their investment in Baobab Nigeria, a microfinance institution that has played a key role in expanding financial access for ...

Thousands of seeds from native African tree species and indigenous varieties of crops have been deposited in the cold, dry rock vaults of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the permafrost of ...

Botswana, the world's largest diamond producer, is betting that selling big gems to rich young Americans will ease its economic woes and it is trying to catch their eye via Instagram and TikTok. That ...

One of the biggest stars in the Flower Dome? The Baobabs, also known as bottle trees – and they’re impossible to miss. The African baobab (Adansonia digitata) is the heaviest tree in the conservatory, ...

Botswana’s deal to acquire a stake in Belgian gem trader HB Antwerp – proposed by the previous government but never completed – appears to be in limbo. The plan for Botswana to purchase a 24 ...

Learn about our editorial policies Decision trees are major components of finance, philosophy, and decision analysis in university classes. Yet, many students and graduates fail to understand ...

We know them by their Arabic name Abu al-hibab, or Father of Seeds, colloquialised to baobab. It is one of the oldest trees, and can survive for more than a thousand years. It began in Madagascar. How ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Trees depicted in famous artworks across a range of styles follow the same mathematical rules as their ...