Nopal cactus grows where others wouldn’t dare. Resilient, versatile, and adaptive, it is one of the most widely recognized ...

Fruit from prickly pear cactus becomes ripe and ready to make a vibrantly hued and punchy flavored prickly pear margarita ...

The findings lend support to the "drunken monkey hypothesis", which posits that the attraction to fermented fruit provided evolutionary advantages by offering high-energy food sources. The study ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

While they can grow to unique heights, one cactus holds the world record for being the tallest ever recorded. Here's what to know about the tallest saguaro on record, how tall they usually grow ...

The season 3 finale of "The White Lotus" recently aired — with the episode featuring the "pong pong tree," a plant with fruit so poisonous that it is nicknamed "the suicide tree." While viewers ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The state government-owned Melbourne Market Authority has launched legal action to evict wholesale fruit and vegetable sellers who ...

Some fruit flies sacrifice sleep to avoid parasites like mites. Researchers discovered marked differences in gene expression related to metabolism in the hypervigilant flies. If you think ...

Montmorency tart cherries are rich in a nutrient known as anthocyanin, a natural compound that gives the fruit its distinctive red color and sour-sweet taste and can also be found in dark-colored ...

Now, however, in a recent study, researchers have compiled a comprehensive dataset documenting the behaviors of over 30,000 fruit flies across 105 genetically distinct strains. This valuable ...

The iconic Saguaro cactus is struggling as heat and drought intensify in Arizona. With record-setting summers in 2020, 2023 and 2024, scientists at the Desert Botanical Garden are noticing unusual ...

And now, Eggshellland has found a new forever home at Eddy Fruit Farm in Chesterland. Farm co-owner Bart Alcorn says bringing the display to the farm felt like a natural fit. "We thought that this ...