Since marula oil comes from the seed of a fruit, it has similar health benefits that other fruits do. For instance, many fruits are rich in protein and antioxidants , which make it good for the ...

Drosophila melanogaster is a mainstay of genetics labs, but its wild origins have been mysterious. Scientists have now traced the pesky fly to a particular fruit — a human favorite 10,000 years ago.

Drosophila melanogaster is a mainstay of genetics labs, but its wild origins have been mysterious. Scientists have now traced the pesky fly to a particular fruit — a human favorite 10,000 years ago.

The product first hit shelves in 1989. It wasn’t the most obvious of entries into the market: a cream liqueur made using the fruits of the marula tree, native to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Fallen marula fruit may naturally ferment to an ethanol content of approximately 3 percent after three or four days. However, elephants have shown a clear preference for marula fruit still on the ...

Elephant drunk from fruit not likely, finds study. University of Chicago Press release. December 5, 2005. Dispelling years of anecdotes in travelogues, the popular press, and scholarly works ...

Fruit Flies First Began Feeding on Our Fresh Produce About 10,000 Years Ago It turns out the insects love marula fruit found in south-central Africa, which attracted them to human caves ...

New research shows how fruit flies use their sense of smell and humidity to find food, avoid dehydration and discover the best place to lay their eggs -- in overripe marula fruits. Feces from ...

Marula oil comes from the marula fruit tree (Sclerocarya birrea), which is found in southern Africa.The oil primarily comes from the kernels of the tree. It is pale yellow and has a slightly nutty ...

The marula fruit tree (Sclerocarya birrea) is native to parts of southern Africa. The trees grow wild and were once rare, but are now cultivated. Once considered sacred, the marula tree was linked ...

They seek out the marula tree, overindulge on its sweet fruits, and enjoy the intoxicating effects of the slightly fermented juice. Tales of the tipsy pachyderms go back at least two centuries.

The story centers on the African marula fruit, which has a thick rind surrounding sugary pulp, similar to D. melanogaster's modern-day favorite of citrus.