Trees Linked to Graveyards
	Since ancient times, people associated the idea of the immortality of the soul, rooted in Plato's teachings, with evergreen plants. With a right trunk, arched branches and fusiform treetop, the cypress tree is generally recognized as the funerary tree in the Mediterranean area. In antiquity, this tree, always green and with a large lifespan was dedicated to god Pluto, lord of Hell. Its funerary symbolism comes from the classic myth of ... [read more >>]
	14 November 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Dirt against Cancer
	Poison can be turned into a cure. This is also the case of the yew trees, extremely toxic gymnosperms, whose only non-toxic part is the comestible seed's aril (resembling a berry). Their bark (in the case of some species) contains a chemical that fights cancer. A new research shows that the dirt from the place where yew trees grow can be exploited to get the drug, revealing a new commercial source for it. The chemical p ... [read more >>]
	25 April 2007, 03:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia