South Africa’s medical cannabis and hemp sector is on the verge of transformation, but industry leaders say it will take ...

The growing global population of elderly individuals has led to a dramatic rise in chronic diseases, including neurocognitive ...

Many plants smell "good" — to humans that is — but some go several steps in the other direction, presenting themselves to the ...

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The recent discovery of Peganum harmala (Syrian rue) residues in Iron Age fumigation devices from the archaeological site of Qurayyah in Saudi Arabia offer | Drug Discovery And Development ...

Ground covers also cut down on water evaporation by shading bare ground—which I can attest to as a former water conservation ...

The biodiversity economy is made up of businesses and economic activities that use living species and ecosystems to make profits without damaging the environment. But in South Africa, it is haunted by ...

The Fresh Toast - The country is one of the powerhouses on the continent, but is South Africa's current stance on cannabis?

The pharmacy of Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of medicine, was located next to a mountain where medicinal herbs used to ...

A new study from Uganda's Budongo Forest draws on decades of data suggesting chimps understand the specific medicinal ...

Chimpanzees in Uganda use plants to treat wounds and help injured companions, revealing potential roots of human medicine.

A new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution provides fresh clues on the origin of human ...