Scientists have revived a mysterious, 1,000-year-old seed discovered in the Judean Desert — and the tree that has grown from it could belong to a lost lineage mentioned in the Bible, they say. It has ...

Botanists have grown a long-lost tree species from a 1,000-year-old seed found in a cave in the Judean Desert in the 1980s. The researchers involved in the project say they believe the tree species, ...

Poetic nuances are the norm with trees and their meanings. "I think that I shall never see, a poem as lovely as a tree," wrote American poet Joyce Kilmer, an exceptionally revealing sentiment when ...

Trees are mentioned throughout the 66 books of the Bible. From the Tree of Good and Evil in Genesis 2:9 to the Tree of Life found in the book of Revelation 22:1, trees play an important role in the ...

In the Christmas story, as recorded in the book of Matthew, wise men presented gifts to baby Jesus. Two of these gifts were frankincense and myrrh. These are costly perfume oils derived from certain ...

Scientists have managed to grow an ancient seed recovered from a cave just north of Jerusalem into a long-lost species of tree — one with likely Biblical significance. The now 10-foot-tall tree, ...

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