Many people wonder how seedless fruit can possibly be made, if not by genetic modification. However, in reality, seedless fruit is created through various marvels of human intervention and cultivation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We see two bananas in peels and one cut in half, with its seeds exposed. Sinking your teeth into a juicy, ripe watermelon is one ...

Using new genetic markers, fruit breeders can now tell whether grapes will be seedless and self-pollinating even years before vines bear fruit. The approach will save time and resources in the pursuit ...

SOMIS, Calif. — Thirty miles northwest of Los Angeles, the Lemon Hill grove — a square mile of rolling slopes covered with healthy young trees, laden with fragrant yellow fruit — evokes the Arcadian ...

(via SciShow) Seedless watermelons are basically the best thing ever. But they’re also a delicious paradox. Seeds are a key part of plant reproduction. So how do you breed a plant that doesn’t make ...

ONE thing that has always fascinated me is the concept of food taboos. While those of other cultures can seem quirky and colourful to our minds, we can often forget that we have several of our own.

I recently learned about a watermelon the size of an egg that was hybridized in Virginia. The hybridizer is Delaney Raptis, a teenager who created this botanical oddity in her suburban backyard.

Amy McCarthy is a former reporter at Eater, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. Many of my fondest summer memories are centered around the juicy ripe red ...

The Non-GMO Project recently reassured its Twitter followers that seedless watermelon is not genetically modified. The only problem is that this delicious summer treat is a "GMO"—and it undermines the ...

Claim: Fruits without seeds should not be consumed because they are dangerous. Verdict: MISLEADING. Whether a fruit has seed or not does not change its nutritional benefit or make it dangerous for ...

Don’t like the seeds in tomatoes? You might be pleased to know that seedless ones have been created by gene editing. The technique will make it possible to make a much wider range of seedless fruits ...