When the door creaked open, even the slightest ray of light barely made its way inside. It trickled down from the upper floor, fracturing as it descended the staircase, moving like an aged man, weary ...

A beauty editor turned travel writer shares her must-try discoveries, from calming Turkish rose to fragrant Malaysian ...

The IUCN has released its annual Red List of threatened species, and it's bad news for a very special tree. Find out more.

“I enjoyed the idea of a totemic representation of a frankincense tree, bringing a strong atmosphere ... juniper berries, frankincense and myrrh, while Existence, a “floral musky” fragrance, centers ...

Smyrna disappeared in the woods, ashamed and regretful. The gods, moved by compassion for the young woman’s suffering, transformed her into a myrrh tree. Ten months later, the tree gave birth to ...

Together with the oceans, they are one of the two most important carbon sinks, due to their capacity to store carbon in the soil and in tree biomass. As such, promoting fast-growing trees could ...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the magi bring gold, frankincense, and myrrh as expensive gifts to the young Jesus. We all know what gold is, but what is this frankincense and myrrh stuff?

The use of myrrh featured strongly in the Papyrus. It was considered sacred by the Egyptians who believed the myrrh tree was created from the tears of the god, Horus. Myrrh, or commiphora myrrha, can ...

Tree planting can be the most cost-effective way of removing carbon as long as careful choices are made about which type of trees to plant and where. Governments worldwide have committed to ...