The quintessential ice cream flavour is under threat, and many other dessert staples along with it, according to climate ...

Wild vanilla species face habitat loss up to 53% under climate change scenarios. Some may expand habitats by 140% but still ...

Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceutics, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is vulnerable to diseases ...

The study found that climate change may lead to reduced overlap in suitable habitats for wild vanilla and their pollinators.

INCCCCCLeon is with his wife, Oristin, in their garden, where they grow coffee and vanilla in the village of Ambanizana, at the edge of the Masoala National Park, in the north-east corner of ...

The history of vanilla is deeply entwined with colonialism and slavery, marked by the remarkable yet tragic story of Edmond ...

If you've never thought about how that apple you're eating, or the vanilla bean in your favorite ice cream, came about, the ...

Advent of Hand Pollination The breakthrough came in 1841 when Edmond Albius, a 12-year-old enslaved boy on the island of Réunion, discovered a method to manually pollinate the vanilla orchid. Using a ...

However, the history of vanilla began with v anill a orchids native to Mexico, where they were originally enjoyed by the Maya and later grown by the Totonac people of present-day Veracruz. As far ...

Honey bee pollination is critical for food production, according to the USDA. Honey bee colonies across the United States are facing record-breaking losses in 2025, with scientists warning the ...