Although dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago, there are still thought to be a few species left over from those days. Plants called cycads are among these rare "living fossils" — they have remained ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The Sago Cycad, also known as King Sago Palm, is a living fossil, a ...

A multi-national research team has exploited long-term data sets that span 2001 to 2018 to reveal the utility of tree height quantifications in informing conservation decisions of an arborescent cycad ...

Research on cycad trees in Colombia, Guam, and the Philippines has illuminated how knowledge of their branching behavior may benefit conservation decisions for the endangered plants. In a study ...

Research on cycad trees in Colombia, Guam, and the Philippines has illuminated how knowledge of their branching behavior may benefit conservation decisions for the endangered plants. In a study ...

On Tuesday Cairns Regional Council tree contractors Global Foliage Managers dug up a cycas revoluta or sago palm from property from Patience St, Manoora to make way for future development. A large ...

The rhinoceros beetle has turned its attention from coconut to cycad trees in what scientists call an unexpected “host shift,” according to recent research. The beetles, which have devastated Guam’s ...

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An empty corner of the Cairns Botanic Gardens where a 100-year-old fig once stood is at last occupied by an impressive cycad after a mammoth effort to move a 4m tree. See the video. On Tuesday Cairns ...

A cycad stands at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 19. The 300 "modern" cycad species burst onto the scene about 12 million years ago, though the lineage of cycads extends ...