Science news articles about 'palm trees'

... Department of Agriculture and Water Research (Qatar Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture). Date palm trees play a significant role in agriculture throughout the Middle East, Northern Africa ...

... the way of continental ice on East Greenland," he said, "but it did wipe out palms and other subtropical trees such as swamp cypress. They were replaced by temperate climate trees such as spruces and ...

... Department of Agriculture and Water Research (Qatar Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture). Date palm trees play a significant role in agriculture throughout the Middle East, Northern Africa ...

The seed germinated after being recovered from the rubble of King Herod's pleasure palace and has now been dated as 2,000 years old, smashing the record for the oldest seed ever grown

... have their fireworks, barbecues, and parades. But citizens from other countries, by climbing greased palm trees to get a TV or engaging in competitive kite-flying, demonstrate their own unique ...

... . "If you get stuck on an island, you would want it to be Hawaii rather than one with a single palm tree. It's a matter of resources." The approach netted 26 cities within a 12.4-mile radius of Tora ...

... on the planet's carbon cycle," explained Professor Phillips. Some species, including some important palm trees, were especially vulnerable", said Peruvian botanist and co-author Abel Monteagudo, " ...

One long-standing climate puzzle relates to the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene. Profound changes were underway. Globally, carbon dioxide levels were falling and the hothouse warmth of the dinosaur ...

(AP) -- Nestled near a row of sultry, silvery-green palm trees and a 205-foot-long infinity pool, room 1508 at the National Hotel on South Beach is a portrait of Art ...

That palm tree magnet commemorating your last vacation is programmed for a simple function – to stick to your refrigerator. Similarly, semiconductors are programmed to convey bits of ...

... skeleton known from the human branch of the primate family tree. The branch includes Homo sapiens as well as ... small patches of fairly dense forest. Palm trees graced the forest edges, and grasslands ...

Shielding palm-tree sap from fruit bats may limit spread of deadly disease