Cereals (such as wheat, rice, and corn) and legumes (such as soybeans, chickpeas, and red beans) were the earliest crops domesticated and cultivated on a ...

The animal realm also has its stories. Animals are a critical component of our environment, both domesticated and wild and ...

In some of the earliest settlements in North America, specifically in Jamestown (in modern-day Virginia), and the Plymouth colony (in modern day Massachusetts), the original settlers that survived ...

Let’s unravel The Fascinating History of Popcorn and learn the full story of how this seemingly whimsical food came to be.

Neolithic cemeteries in China reveal matrilineal societies, challenging traditional assumptions about early human societies.

A center of a sunflower blooming in Santa Cruz produces a naturally occurring heart. According to the National Sunflower Association, “It was the American Indian who first domesticated the plant into ...

THOOTHUKUDI: Forest department officials from Thoothukudi district have sent hair and tissue samples of pigs to Advanced ...

Protecting native maize diversity is one of the key arguments behind Mexico’s constitutional ban on genetically modified corn ...

You might think you know which animals and plants are considered "domesticated" or “domestic” and which ones aren't—but a new definition has launched a big debate among scientists.

The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the ...

Beyond being the staple food of Mexican cuisine, corn has cultural roots that go back more than 7,000 years, when Mesoamerican cultures domesticated an early form of corn.