Scientists have grown six date palm plants from 2,000-year-old seeds found in ancient palaces and settlements in the Judean Desert in southern Israel. The seeds are thought to be the oldest ever grown ...

The researchers hope to resurrect a variety of date praised in antiquity. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Methuselah, Adam, Jonah, Uriel, Boaz, Judith and Hannah -- all sat ...

The ASU Tempe campus is a designated arboretum that is meant to be an oasis for plants from around the world, including the date palms that line the sidewalks on campus. ASU is home to the largest ...

Researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi's Center for Genomics and Systems Biology have successfully sequenced the genome of previously extinct date palm varieties that lived more than 2,000 years ago.

Plant scientists at a world-leading firm that grows date palms in the UK hope to turn an Indian desert green as they open a ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. The Municipality of Jalapa is one of the largest producers of staple grains in the country. A ...

ABU DHABI, UAE -- On Dec.14, 2021, the Al Talah Board company from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, produced its first branded “Desert Board” on a new Dieffenbacher plant using recycled date palm tree ...

Q: My pygmy date palm I recently planted in the front yard has brown fronds. What happened? A: I am guessing you got temperatures below 30 degrees this winter, possibly coupled with some strong wind.