Scientists have grown an ancient seed from a cave in the Judean Desert into a tree — and it could belong to a locally-extinct ...

T HE MALAGASY baobab tree, whose thick trunks and tiny branches dot Madagascar’s landscape, should not, by rights, have ...

In the tropical dry forests of Madagascar, the baobab tree plays a vital role. It’s especially important during times of ...

Zoo Knoxville welcomed seven new Madagascar tree boas on Wednesday in the first successful breeding of the species in the ...

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

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Zoo Knoxville announced on Friday that seven Madagascar tree boas were born. The rare snakes, which ...

Madagascar, an island nation off the southeast coast of Africa, is a haven for nature enthusiasts and wildlife adventurers.

In 2003, a team of primatologists led by the University of Colorado Boulder trapped, tagged and released a male ring-tailed ...

It may be the very definition of a creepy crawly, but this species of giant millipede was a major discovery for a recent ...

The hunt for the perfect instrument is increasingly focusing on the production process – but with 15 billion trees ...

Interestingly, baobabs have an unusual distribution, with one species found widely across continental Africa, another restricted to Northwestern Australia, and six species endemic to Madagascar. The ...

A species of leaf chameleon newly named Brookesia nofy was discovered in a patch of coastal rainforest, a highly threatened ...