Let’s begin with a small attempt to understand one of Nature’s marvels. Looking like a misfit, the boab tree, also known as ...

The Perth Mint unveiled Tuesday a gold coin worth over US$6,000 (almost A$9,000), which features a rare Argyle pink diamond to depict a Kimberley sunset over a boab tree in the northwest ...

An iconic 1000-year-old boab tree in the Kimberly region of Western Australia fell on Thursday after heavy rains filled up its hollow branches and caused it to become top heavy.

Dietitians in WA's Kimberley are hoping the leaves of the boab tree will become a staple part of the Australian diet and provide a possible free treatment for health conditions like anaemia.

This myth has not gone unchallenged. In the 1960s, for example, the Australian Women’s Weekly reported that the boab outside Derby “was probably never used as a prison” tree.

Boabs are fascinating things. They are the oldest living things in Australia, with some aged more than 1500 years, and among the oldest trees in the world.

After two years of fieldwork, a group of researchers and First Nations Australians have announced the discovery of centuries-old carvings on 12 boab trees in Australia’s Tanami Desert.

In July 2008 a 750 year old Boab tree was moved from the Kimberley to Perth's King Park. Patrick Courtney was project manager of the big move and a year later he is keen to make sure things are ...

A 1000-year-old boab tree which grew to become an icon of the Kimberley region has died after heavy rains caused it to fall down on Thursday. Ellenbrae Station manager Larissa White said the tree ...

A long journey has brought together the seed man and the boab tree, one that spans thousands of years of evolution, centuries of tree growth, 50 years in the life of a botanical garden, and 25 ...

The tree’s gnarled trunk. Author provided. But our research has found that the Derby boab was never used as an Aboriginal prison, a holding area or as a staging point.