Baobab trees are unique and beautiful in any setting, but you may not have considered trying to grow one yourself. Here's ...

Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are ...

The world’s rarest baobab species is Adansonia perrieri, seen here growing in the Ankarana Special Reserve, a protected forest in northern Madagascar. Scientists estimate only around 200 trees ...

He recalled his first time seeing a baobab in Madagascar. "When I touched the bark of the baobab, I decided to know the evolutionary history of these special trees," he said.

New research has found that the world’s baobab trees all evolved on Madagascar 21 million years ago. Sometime in the last 12 million years, they floated on piles of debris to Australia and Africa.

Analysis - There are eight species of baobab in the world, and they have a surprising distribution. Six are found in Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean; one is found on the continent of ...

New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland Africa and Australia.

Learning more about the ‘tree of life,’ the baobab Many of us first learned of this tree when reading “The Little Prince,” that classic children’s book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

Learning more about the ‘tree of life,’ the baobab Many of us first learned of this tree when reading “The Little Prince,” that classic children’s book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

A genomic study has traced the baobab tree's lineage back over 21 million years to Madagascar. Researchers suggest that baobabs spread to Africa and A ...

Learning more about the ‘tree of life,’ the baobab Many of us first learned of this tree when reading “The Little Prince,” that classic children’s book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.