Weekend Argus Saturday

Baobab seeds floated 7 000km

ROOTS OF HISTORY

The baobab tree is a distinctive sight on the landscape. But the origins and history of the baobab – found in Madagascar and parts of Africa and Australia – have been something of a mystery.

A new study resolves this, based on genomic analyses of all eight recognised species as well as ecological and geological

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