New research finds that cacao trees evolved over 7.5 million years ago. DNA studies may help improve future chocolate crops.

Cacao trees are grown in regions within 10 degrees north and south of the equator where the climate is ideal for its cultivation. The crop — the raw, unprocessed form of cocoa beans — has two ...

Cacao fruit is what chocolate is made from. Learn the history of cacao, how chocolate is made, and the many ways we enjoy this delicious superfood.

Gardeners who love chocolate may want to grow cacao and make their own chocolate. Cacao trees grow well here in Hawaii and ...

On the rainy side of Hawai‘i Island, Daeus Bencomo steps through fresh mud in his cowboy boots, rows of leafy cacao trees on ...

Cacao fruit might be the source of cocoa beans but it can be used for more than dessert-y type foods. From pasta infusions to dying shoes, here's the score.

Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.

We all know that nothing brings more comfort than the rich taste of your favourite chocolate guilty pleasure to brighten your ...

Humanity's love for chocolate relies on the cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao), which thrives under specific conditions such as high humidity and abundant rain. That's why production of cocoa is limit ...

North America imports its cocoa beans because they can’t be grown here. Cacao trees, which produce cocoa beans that are ground and combined with other ingredients to make chocolate, can only be ...

In the tropical nations of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria, rows of cacao trees sprout pods bearing ... and methane is roasting the planet’s cocoa belt and skyrocketing chocolate ...