AIIMS Bhubaneswar is investigating a potential link between consuming cycad plant-based foods and neurological diseases. Researchers are examining if BMAA, a neurotoxin found in cycads, contributes to ...

An upcoming University of Guam workshop will highlight the need to preserve one of Guam's most unique native plant species: the fadang. Known scientifically as Cycas micronesica, the fadang joins ...

The Cycads Society of South Africa says it's committed to protecting one of the oldest plant species in the world. Picture: Ferdie Endemann /Cycads Society of South Africa. The cycad plant, often ...

MK Party leaders in Mpumalanga are in a squabble over a party laptop, with one suspended leader trying to suspend his nemesis ...

Medical scientists from various institutes have identified BMAA, a potential neurotoxin, in several species of the Cycad plant found in the forests of Odisha, according to a statement issued by AIIMS ...

BHUBANESWAR: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar has initiated a research on Cycad, an ancient ornamental nut tree locally called ‘Veru’ or ‘Aruguna’, over concerns that ...

When summer temperatures start to rise, South Africa’s ancient trees offer some of the most enchanting and refreshingly cool ...

Bhubaneswar, November 4 (IANS): In a significant scientific finding with public health implications, researchers have detected the presence of BMAA (β-N-methylamino-L-alanine), a potential neurotoxin, ...

John Yeld writes on the recent arrest and conviction of Jan Adriaan van Vuuren THE trap to snare the suspected cycad poacher was laid with careful planning and baited with plants guaranteed to pique ...

John Yeld says this particular poaching crisis has been largely playing out below the radar of public awareness EXREMELY harsh penalties are being handed down to convicted wildlife poachers these days ...

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden sprawls across 83 acres of Coral Gables real estate, offering an escape so complete you’ll forget you’re still in Florida – until the afternoon thunderstorm reminds ...

What makes Flamingo Gardens truly exceptional isn’t just its impressive collection of plants, though that alone would justify the visit. It’s the way this botanical sanctuary preserves a slice of old ...