What does it mean to be alive? A new study on an astonishing sea creature suggests the answer may be more complicated than it seems. Some amputated fragments of Psolus fabricii — a type of sea ...

Eating cucumbers at night can trigger indigestion, so eating it at the right time is keyPexels Extreme heat may influence your dietary choices, especially at night, which can result in possible ...

Structural variants (SVs) represent an important yet underexplored component of plant genome diversity. Here we present a graph-based cucumber pangenome constructed from 39 reference-quality genomes, ...

Cucumber is an economically important crop worldwide, ranking as the third most-produced vegetable after tomatoes and onions. Yet breeding improved varieties—plants that are more resilient, produce ...

Lindsey DeSoto, RD, is a nutrition writer, medical reviewer, and registered dietitian who helps clients improve their diet for health-related reasons. Her writing covers a variety of topics, including ...

If you’re scanning the produce aisles at the grocery store, it can be difficult to recognize a zucchini vs. cucumber from a few steps away. Frankly, it can still be difficult to tell these two oblong, ...

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Take a look at squirting cucumber explosive seed dispersal in real time and slowed down. Credit: Helen Gorges/CC BY-NC-ND One doesn’t normally associate ballistics with botany, but most of us don’t ...

A salmonella outbreak tore through the country last spring and summer, infecting more than 550 people and sending 155 to the hospital. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive ...

This minty agua fresca is a refreshing summer treat. Cheryl Slocum is a James Beard Award-winning food writer, editor, and recipe developer. She has spent over 16 years creating food and entertaining ...

These spiny or slimy ocean creatures display an astonishing diversity of appearances, behaviors and lifestyles—and many are increasingly threatened Katarina Zimmer, Knowable Magazine Sea cucumbers ...

So begins a series of viral videos by TikTok “cucumber guy” Logan Moffitt, who has raked in millions of views for his cucumber salad videos. He’s also inspired thousands of copycat videos showcasing ...