The dangerously monikered cactus is a source of joy in the Southwest. Albuquerque celebrates with music and yummy opuntia treats.

When it's time to eat a pineapple, you probably reach for a knife to cut it open. But is there a way to open it with just ...

The discovery of Shishania aculeata, a shell-less early Cambrian mollusk, sheds light on the evolutionary development of ...

Choosing high-fiber fruits can easily ramp up your daily fiber consumption. These nine fruits—passion fruit, raspberries, ...

In each durian season, flashy names beckon customers. But are they the real deal or simply marketing ploys? The programme ...

Malaysia, one of the world's biggest producers of the spiky, smelly durian, is expected to profit from growing the fruit.

Food is everywhere in the Turks and Caicos islands. Even the flag. It’s one of the first things you notice out the window at ...

Known in Some Places as the “King of Fruits" Durian is a fruit grown in tropical regions, particularly in Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Like ...

The prickly pear cactus (opuntia engelmannii) is a quintessential desert plant, highly useful to many species including our ...

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Gardeners are being warned not to rake up all the leaves in their garden during this autumn because it could disturb an ...

Conkers are poisonous to dogs because they contain a toxin called aesculin, which can cause vomiting and upset stomachs in ...