Fruits and veggies used to look a lot different. Domestication has led to a lot of changes. Wild carrots were likely cultivated around the 10th century. They were purple or white, very thin ...

“The grapevine was probably the first fruit crop domesticated by ... Further, despite domestication, there still are wild grapes out there. Although those ancestral grapevines produce small ...

Researchers also think that humans helped increase the fruit’s growing range by spreading its seeds and pollen while ...

This mutation is strongly associated with fruit acidity levels, offering crucial insights into the domestication process of jujube from its wild, sour ancestor to the cultivated, sweeter varieties.

Their coats are sometimes spotted—piebald, in scientific terminology—while their wild ancestors' coats are solid. These and other traits, sometimes referred to as the domestication phenotype ...

A new study has unveiled the genetic mechanism controlling citric acid content in jujube fruit, identifying a natural ...

Peaches used to be small, cherry-like fruits with little flesh. They were first domesticated around 4,000 BC by the ancient Chinese and tasted earthy and slightly salty, "like a lentil," according ...

In fact, its predecessor, a wild grass called teosinte, barely resembles the sweet, crunchy vegetable we're now familiar with. And this was the case for many of our fruits and veggies. So how did ...