As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to ...

In the 20th century, the rubber tree became the main source as is provided more quality latex and a greater yield. In ...

In the world of mattresses, latex foam mattresses are among the strongest contenders due to their numerous benefits over ...

If your pillow is old, deflated, or made with synthetic material, then it's time for a new one. And a latex pillow might be ...

Latex sap from rubber trees is in high demand from dozens of industries, including car tires. This high demand has caused deforestation and displacement of farmers in Cambodia. Some mattress ...

Latex mattresses, with their sustainable and natural production process and many benefits has gained immense popularity ...

Rubber is produced from the white sap (or latex) of several rain forest trees. The rubber which fueled the so-called "rubber boom" and its related atrocities in the Amazon came from the *Hevea ...

This is exactly where a natural latex mattress comes into the picture. Such a mattress is an eco-friendly option crafted from ...

Kerala used to be home to thousands of producers like him, who made a living extracting latex from small plantations of rubber trees, but over the last decade those numbers have dwindled.

Natural rubber is actually harvested in the form of latex from rubber trees. It's a sticky white liquid collected by making specific incisions in the bark. To prepare it for making tires ...

But those new rubber tree plantations would take time to grow, and hundreds of other plants also produce latex, in varying quantities - even humble dandelions. In the Congo's rainforest were vines ...