Same, but different Cycads may look like they belong in a Jurassic swamp, but a new study has revealed they evolved long after dinosaurs disappeared. It was thought that cycads — a group of ...

At first glance, a cycad plant - a "sago palm"- could pass for a true palm, with its single cylindrical trunk topped by a cluster of fronds. Palms and cycads are sold side by side in specialized ...

The sago palm looked like it was pregnant. It was growing a large velvety golden globe as large as a basketball right in the “belly” of the plant. Each of the homes where I have lived came with ...

Cape Town - It features one species that is extinct and another that is fast heading the same way. A new exhibition at Kirstenbosch Extinction! Dinosaurs and Cycads? which will run for two years, aims ...

The distinctive cycad plant is popular the world over, as much for its attractive green fronds as for its link to the prehistoric world. Biology textbooks and botanic gardens everywhere refer to them ...

A new flush of Encephalartos barterii at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Older leaves should not be removed because new leaves are sensitive and can be easily injured while older leaves store ...

Male cycads, a plant group including firs and pines, actively participate in pollination by insects, researchers reported Friday in the journal Science. The cycads produce cones that open and emit a ...

A new study debunks the idea that modern species of cycads were present at the time dinosaurs roamed the Earth. IT WAS BELIEVED that dinosaurs in the Jurassic period roamed among them. But now, a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Cycads first appeared on earth hundreds of millions of years ago. And dinosaurs are thought to have helped them thrive by eating their ...

New research has revealed that younger cycad seeds pose a greater risk for toxicity when consumed than more mature seeds, bringing the scientific community one step closer to understanding the origins ...