Brazil nuts, those time-honored holiday stocking stuffers, will continue to help save the rainforest -- as long at least a few of the brown morsels are left behind to grow into trees. GAINESVILLE, Fla ...

An international group of scientists is warning that the traditional Christmas snack of Brazil nuts could be under threat if intensive harvesting practices continue in persistently exploited areas.

A lot of rainforest conservation initiatives embrace sustainably harvested non-timber forest products (NTFPs) like seeds and nuts as a means to provide income to locals without harming the forest.

Experimental approaches to study seed dispersal of the Brazil nut tree have hitherto relied on exposed seeds deposited on the forest floor. Here we use a new method to study the natural dispersal by ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Palm fruit also turns up on the table during tour of Shiwi Brazil nut concession. Photo by Barbara Fraser. Sofía Rubio was eight years old when she ...

The Brazil nut, an icon of the Amazon and the base of many Brazilian livelihoods, is under threat. As reported by Mongabay, Brazil's recent nut harvest season has been one of the worst on record, ...

The foodie corner of TikTok is absolutely thriving right now. Not only is the app filled with a SZA-approved lasagna soup recipe and a simple frozen-pancake hack, but TikTok content creators are now ...