Before it was the creamy, sweet fruit we know and love, it actually housed large seeds that took up most of the space inside.

In the spirit of “everything is connected,” a new study found that the extinction of the dinosaurs paved the way for the emergence of fruit, which nourished our primate ancestors. Tapping into this ...

Learn how the extinction of dinosaurs around 66 million years ago caused seeds to grow larger, filling in an important piece ...

Next time you bite into a slice of watermelon or a cob of corn, consider this: These familiar fruits and veggies ... that looked totally different before humans first started growing them for ...

Such connections between fruit flies and humans offer a reminder of an intriguing reality ... individual cells within complex tissues with much higher resolution than before, allowing for more precise ...

Over time, humans have bred watermelons to have a red ... Compared to its ancestor, the fruit has much smaller seeds, tastes better, and is packed with nutrients. Throughout their history ...