As March fills with maple syrup festivals, we come to learn how maple trees aren't at all like factories or franchises. No. The sap they produce and its sugar content — all necessary to boil it down ...

Separating Scientific Evidence From Marketing Hype. In recent years, freeze-dried birch sap has gained remarkable popularity under the label of a“superfood,” boasting claims ranging from skin beautifi ...

Researchers have discovered the first species pollinated by sap beetles in the genus Pandanus, a group of palm-like plants native to the tropics and subtropics of Africa and Eurasia. The discovery ...

When it comes to hoisting water, plants are real power lifters. For a tall tree, slurping hundreds of liters of water each day up to its leaves or needles, where photosynthesis takes place, can be ...