Forbes

Meet The 4,000-Year-Old Olive Tree That Saw The Rise And Fall Of Alexander The Great’s Empire—A Biologist Explains

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Deep in the heart of Crete, where myth intertwines with ...
Newsweek

Greece Wildfires Destroy Ancient Olive Tree That Was 2,500 Years Old

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A historic, 2,500-year-old olive tree on the Greek island of Evia has ...
Telegram

Worcester Living: The olive — fruit and its nectar from an ancient tree

While the olive may or may not be the choice of garnish for your cocktail (for James Bond it certainly wasn’t), this fruit has established itself in multiple civilizations since time immemorial. And ...
Al-Monitor

West Bank's ancient olive tree a 'symbol of Palestinian endurance'

As guardian of the occupied West Bank's oldest olive tree, Salah Abu Ali prunes its branches and gathers its fruit even as violence plagues the Palestinian territory during this year's harvest. "This ...