New research suggests olive trees have been exploited for more than 6,000 years. The first Italian olive oil was produced perhaps 4,000 years ago.
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Olive leaf extract may reduce blood pressure, improve blood lipids and help the way our bodies handle glucose. But the evidence isn’t clear cut.
Using Greek and Roman texts, Egyptian iconography and archaeological remains, we have a pretty good idea as to how olive oil was made.
A tree-killing beetle has invaded South Africa. This is what should be done.
Thousands of miles of olive groves across southeastern Italy are threatened by the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium.
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Lecturer in Archaeology and Classical Studies, Adelaide University ; School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Postdoctoral Fellow Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Biology, Sapienza University of Rome
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, Adelaide University