Orange County Register

Learning more about the ‘tree of life,’ the baobab

Calling something the “tree of life” may conjure up a lush arboreal species with mouth-watering fruit. Yet on the African continent, this moniker is reserved for the baobab tree. Upon first glance, ...
LAist

This week in science: baobab trees, lizard-inspired building and stretching eyeballs

It is time now for our regular science news roundup with our friends at NPR's Short Wave podcast, Emily Kwong and Regina Barber. Hello, hello, hello to you both. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey. EMILY ...
Nature

Baobab Tree Research and Applications

The baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) is increasingly recognised for its multifaceted benefits, spanning ecological sustainability, nutritional richness and economic potential. Contemporary research ...
PBS

Ancient baobab trees in Africa once supplemented local's income, now climate change and demand have them barely surviving

Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family's staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old ...
The Conversation

Zanzibar’s baobab trees used to be a valued part of society – drone images help prove it

Wolfgang Alders received funding from the US National Science Foundation, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, and the US National Endowment for the Humanities. Unguja Island, in Zanzibar, Tanzania, is part of ...