Image credits: Julie Sardos #3 Lemon. Lemons are thought to be a cross between wild citrus and bitter oranges. They first ...

Domesticated turkeys are those raised by humans for food. They are bigger than their wild cousins because they are fed to ...

In an unusual and exceptional study published earlier this year, researchers found that grapevines were domesticated earlier than previously thought.While older data suggested that the fruit began ...

Now, for the first time, wild chimpanzees have been filmed eating and sharing this boozy fruit with one another. The fruit sharing is described in a study published April 21 in the journal Current ...

In addition to domesticated Citrullus lanatus, scientists have identified six wild species of watermelon, or Citrullus members, that grow in Africa and the Middle East.

During the winter, many species of birds rely on seeds and fruits. Seeds can be hard to see and identify unless the bird is sitting on the food plant, such as a wild sunflower. Fruit, on the other ...

Ancient pig teeth indicate that the farm animals were first domesticated in China. By Laura Baisas Published Jun 11, 2025 10:10 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

Gabriel Sachter-Smith is a banana aficionado who has identified some 500 varieties of banana on expeditions around the tropical world. “It’s like collecting Pokémon,” Mr. Sachter-Smith said ...