The 'walking palm' of Central and South American rainforests, known for its stilt roots, has long fueled tales of self-relocation. However, scientific ...
Some rainforest tours claim you can see "walking trees" that move a few metres every year. The truth is more fascinating than ...
The Eiffel Tower was not, at its birth, universally admired. The fact that it was supposed to be temporary did not mollify the people who disliked it, chief among them the short-story writer Guy de ...
The oil palm tree is native to one of the largest contiguous blocks of lowland rainforest in West Africa, and provides food and habitat for many animals, including threatened species. Grown in ...
Monoculture palm oil production has come at the cost of rainforest habitat, particularly in Malaysia and Indonesia. Researchers are conducting experimental trials in Malaysian Borneo to see if native ...
Along the iconic Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, palm trees line both sides of the roadway. They tower above the tourists and traffic, synonymous with Los Angeles in the minds of visitors. About 8 ...
This summer, at least 77 new fan palms have been planted along two blocks of Wilshire Boulevard near the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In 2006, the Los Angeles City Council decreed that the city ...
A colorful truck with the Island Wide Palm Trees logo painted on the side pulls up in front of a ranch home in Deer Park and delivers a dose of the tropics — Paul and Dana Saladino have ordered three ...