Madagascar’s Mangroves: The Ultimate Giving Trees Locals already use the trees for food, fuel and building materials. Now they’re burning them to make lime clay ...

He recalled his first time seeing a baobab in Madagascar. "When I touched the bark of the baobab, I decided to know the evolutionary history of these special trees," he said. Books ...

The trees originated in Madagascar 21 million years ago but later traveled long distances by way of ocean currents, according to new research. Skip to main content.

New research has found that the world’s baobab trees all evolved on Madagascar 21 million years ago. Sometime in the last 12 million years, they floated on piles of debris to Australia and Africa.

Scientists have described three new frog species that dwell exclusively in the spiky leaves of pandan trees in Madagascar’s eastern rainforests. Lead researcher Hugh Gabriel, from the Technical ...

Scientists found animal with “chirp-like” call in spiky plants of Andasibe, discovered new frog species: Guibemantis rianasoa, study said.

Scientists found animal with “chirp-like” call in spiky plants of Andasibe, discovered new frog species: Guibemantis rianasoa, study said.

It’s not an easy life in Ankilimalinike, a small town in Madagascar’s arid spiny forest ecoregion. Most people are farmers and struggle to get by with the small yield they get from their depleted fiel ...

Madagascar has lost nearly a quarter of its tree cover since 2000. This forest loss has far-reaching consequences, impacting not only the trees but also the many species that depend on them, such ...