For thousands of years, the pomegranate has been an important food and medicine not only in Greece, but also in many other ...

As guardian of the occupied West Bank's oldest olive tree, Salah Abu Ali prunes its branches and gathers its fruit even as violence plagues the Palestinian territory during this year's harvest. "This ...

For over 100 years, archaeologists have been flummoxed by a set of symbols discovered at an ancient temple in Iraq — until now. An expert on Mesopotamia says he has decoded the symbols, revealing a ...

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Guy Joseph Guidry fondly remembers the moment he first encountered a bonsai tree, three decades ago. Guidry spotted a cluster of the miniature trees in his neighbor's backyard in New Orleans. They ...

Every morning, Jordanian farmer Ali Saleh Atta swallows two cloves of garlic with a cup of olive oil before heading out to check on his ancient olive trees. "These trees represent the history of ...

Indologist Lalit Mishra played a key role in rediscovering the ancient flag's significance, highlighting its lost heritage after the Mahabharata war.

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Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 22 (ANI): Indologist Lalit Mishra's groundbreaking discovery has brought Ayodhya's ancient flag back to its rightful place. Mishra stumbled upon the ...

A TOWERING Christmas tree now stands in the centre of St Peter’s Square after the spruce arrived at the Vatican on last week. The 88-foot-tall tree from Italy’s Bolzano province was erected next to ...