Almost all of the world’s rubber comes from Southeast Asia, but that’s not because it’s the native habitat of rubber trees. The history of how the region came to be a global supplier is also the ...

The source tree for natural rubber, Hevea brasiliensis, is frequently affected by a bark necrosis syndrome, which has been observed since the 1980s. The disease leads to sharp falls in latex ...

WOOSTER, Ohio -- During World War II, the Soviet Union made tires for its military machine out of rubber extracted from a dandelion that grows in the mountains of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. The United ...

Researchers have succeeded in decoding the genome sequence for Hevea brasiliensis, the natural rubber tree native to Brazil. The study reports a draft genome sequence that covers more than 93 percent ...

Michael Fraley, a Vice President with Yulex Corporation, cuts a guayule plant that can be used to make natural rubber, in 2008 David Kadlubowski/Corbis Rubber can be made from the latex of several ...

Forty minutes south of Phoenix, just past the once-sleepy town of Maricopa and the last bit of suburban sprawl, the Arizona desert gives way to thousands of acres lined with row after row of funny ...

At ground level, leaves of the giant rubber tree at Construction House in Hobart's CBD press against the glass, visible to passers by. What they can't see is the plant grows up through the entire ...

Traditional brooms do a great job of tackling crumbs, dirt, and debris on hard floors. However, many messes just cannot be swept away with the bristles on the end of this cleaning tool. Think liquid ...

The Rubber Tree Market in Warwick has officially reopened, featuring food, items for sale and entertainment, with the first market held on Saturday [Oct 8]. There was an array of items on sale ...

Chairman of the National Rubber Producers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NARPPMAN) in Cross River State, Rev. Inameti Umoh, has called on all levels of government in Nigeria and ...