Ginkgo biloba, the sole survivor of the ancient Ginkgoales family, has roots stretching back an astounding 270 million years. Its distinctive fan-shaped leaves, with their characteristic bi-lobed ...

We are looking at a piece of something that survived the bomb, and that’s what’s really magical,” says Alan Wang ’24, who ...

Those same seeds may have helped ginkgo find favor with humans 1,000 years ago. Once cleaned of their outer layer, ginkgo seeds resemble pistachios. It’s then, ...

The ginkgo's seed pods release butyric acid when they begin to rot or are crushed. Butyric acid can be found in other stinky things such as parmesan cheese and body odour.

But the leaves are not the only thing for which ginkgos are known. Some trees also have a very distinctive aroma. That’s not the leaves, but from the dropped seeds of female ginkgo trees. According to ...

Harvest ginkgo nuts from 10,000 trees at a famous production site and chow down ... They may have played a big part in spreading ginkgo seeds around. 17:11. He's been at work for about an hour. 17:17.