Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 119, No. 40 (October 4, 2022), pp. 1-9 (9 pages) Cacao seeds, Theobroma cacao, provide the basis for a ...

For as much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao — the plant chocolate comes from — was believed to be even more divine to ancient Mayas. The Maya considered cacao beans to be a gift from the ...

Cultivation of the cacao began pre-Mayan. Olmac culture, and the ancient Mayans expanded production as the cacao bean garnered more importance in their culture. It's thought that the ancient Mayans ...

PROVO, UTAH—According to a statement released by Brigham Young University, a team of researchers from Mexico and the United States led by Richard Terry of Brigham Young University has identified the ...

Whether you enjoy the occasional square of dark chocolate or have a candy bar with your morning coffee every day, it is hard to deny that chocolate has become a huge part of modern society. What began ...