Robert A. Holton, a chemist who created a cheaper and environmentally kinder way to produce the cancer drug Taxol, synthesizing its key compound instead of extracting it from harvested yew trees ...

Until the 1990s, the major source was the bark of the Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia), but the process of isolating the drug entailed killing the trees.

Some ancient trees have stood for more than 2,000 years—surviving climate changes, human history, even invasions. They’re more than old […] ...

Knowing the difference between common edible plants and poisonous counterparts that look just like them can spare you some serious health problems.

Yew Tree Enzymes Needed To Make Common Cancer Drug Identified The findings could enable more efficient production of the chemotherapeutic Taxol.

I noticed a lot of small twigs with leaves on them under my oak tree and became concerned about the oak. It is a large, ...

As the year 2000 beckoned, the Church of England decided that it would mark the Millennium by distributing thousands of yew trees across England. Every parish that requested one would get one. Twenty ...

Lee Kuan Yew left an indelible mark on the world. In assembling some of his most insightful speeches and interviews, this film examines his values and ideas, many of which remain relevant today.

A decade ago, people from Salija village in western Nepal traveled several hours into the uphill forests to gather firewood ...