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Scientists participating in one of the longest-running active scientific experiments have discovered a surprising hybrid plant hiding among seeds buried at a secret location on a university campus ...

Sugars and proteins, pressure and heat: Food is essentially just chemistry and physics that taste good. Learn about the science of eats on Thursday, Feb. 20, at the museum of life and science 433 W.

My dad used to start the seeds from things we ate at breakfast, mostly citrus but occasionally a cherry or a plum and even a mango. Anything remotely capable of germinating was tried, from apricot to ...