As a physician who has cared for many patients with this deadly disease in Africa, I marveled at how this one tree has saved ...

Hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil nuts are actually the colossal seeds of the majestic Bertholletia excelsa tree. Imagine a giant plant that can reach the height of a 15-story building.

Three additional expeditions to the Jari Valley on the border between the states of Amapá and Pará reached several other giant trees, including the tallest Brazil nut tree ever recorded in the ...

Using advanced genomic techniques, the researchers comprehensively analysed total sequence variants of 270 Brazil Nut tree samples with known archaeological evidence at different locations to ...

Using advanced genomic techniques, the researchers comprehensively analyzed total sequence variants of 270 Brazil Nut tree samples with known archaeological evidence at different locations to ...

Commercial supplies of Brazil nuts are still derived entirely from wild trees though there are concerns that they're being harvested too intensively. Brazil nuts can be eaten raw or used in cooking.