Palm Sunday is April 13 and palms have long been a symbol of sunny Southern California. There are many different types of ...

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Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Botanically the fruit is a drupe, not a nut. The palm tree has been cultivated by humans for almost 5,000 years. This began in the Middle East with the Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) but soon ...