As part of a project to understand how the brain learns, biologists have written memories into the cells of a fruit fly’s brain, making it think it had a terrible experience. The memory trace was ...

As soon as the leaves drop from your fruit trees, you can begin to prune them. On Saturdays, Dec. 12 and 19, I will be conducting peach and nectarine pruning classes at the University of Nevada ...

Fruit Ninja is not just a video game. It is an educational experience, full of zen wisdom. Confession: I’m obsessed with Fruit Ninja. I first saw it when an addicted friend showed it to me on his ...

VISTAVISTA — At Bobier Elementary School in Vista this week, fourth grade students sampled gnarled purple and orange roots that looked markedly different from the slim, straight carrots they see at ...

RICHMOND, Ind. — As inspiration, it's akin to Sir Isaac Newton's apple. Nearly four centuries after the falling fruit triggered Newton's theory of gravity — whether it hit his head or not — Jay Barbre ...

Fruit flies have solved a computing problem that has vexed computer scientists for decades. Mimicking how some nerve cells in flies pick a leader to make decisions has led scientists to a computer ...

Most people don't eat enough fruits and vegetables each day to best support their health, and some of that might stem from serving size guidelines being so ambiguous. You may not know how much of each ...