An ongoing trial to help people quit chewing betel nut has seen success, with about 40 percent of those in an intervention program quitting within six months, researchers said during a presentation ...

This is the first in a two-part series on the past and present of the areca, better known as the betel nut. When you think of the frequently addictive substances so many of us use to make it through ...

For the first time, archaeologists have used advanced scientific techniques on 4,000-year-old dental plaque to confirm traces of betel nut chewing in ancient Thai communities. Betel nuts are usually ...