Before the Europeans arrived in the Americas on the hunt for gold, the region’s indigenous people used money that literally grew on trees. The tiny brown seeds that came to be known as cacao beans ...

While many recent studies have suggested that chocolate might be good for you, there also is a long history of cacao being used as medicine. Philip K. Wilson and W. Jeffrey Hurst delved into the ...

You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao has been used as currency, for medicinal remedies, during spiritual rituals, ...

Out of the rain forest : the journey of chocolate begins -- The cultivation of cacao : past and present -- Cacao and agriculture in Costa Rica -- Excursions into the natural history of cacao and cacao ...

Chocolate is usually the go-to present for Valentine’s Day. The sweet and smooth treat is ubiquitous with decadence and intimacy. Marketers made chocolate a Valentine’s Day staple through strategic ...

BOGOTA, Nov. 11 (UPI) --The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao) is much older than previously thought, 10 million years old. Scientists say the species boasts the genetic diversity necessary to withstand ...

When most of us hear the word chocolate, we picture a bar, a box of bonbons, or a bunny. The verb that comes to mind is probably "eat," not "drink," and the most apt adjective would seem to be "sweet.