Stephen Johnson and Sam Osborn, bottom, measure a Commiphora myrrha tree during what is called ecological transects, measuring a quadrant, counting the number of trees, measuring their trunk, crowns, ...

The common name for the blossoming Mukul myrrh tree is "guggul" (Commiphora myrrh). It is a tiny, thorny tree that is most frequently discovered in India, in regions with desert climates like ...

OK, so we all know what gold is, but what the heck is frankincense? Myrrh is even more of a mystery. Two of the three gifts brought by the Magi to a certain newborn king leave most of us scratching ...

They came bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child. We've read these words so many times throughout our lives and we get the gold part, I mean we know where that comes from ..

Right now, Christmas nativity scenes across the world feature three kings – also known as the “wise men” or Magi – bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn baby Jesus in Bethlehem ...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, gold, frankincense and myrrh were the gifts presented to the infant Jesus by the Magi “from the East.” Just what are frankincense and myrrh? Frankincense was ...

Why would someone, presumably quite wise, feel the need to bring the tree resins frankincense and myrrh to a woman who had recently given birth? If the time is about two millennia ago and the location ...