Seedless watermelons are basically the best thing ever. But they’re also a delicious paradox. Seeds are a key part of plant ...

What came first — the plant or the seed? Columnist Carol Barany explores how plants made the leap from water to land, why ...

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

Once a seed germinates, it is committed to one location. Plants are sessile—stuck where they started out—forced to cope with ...

Saint Sebastian revisited, Japanese art shows, and an exhibition curated by Luca Guadagnino. The British weather might be ...

Instant Analysis from the Patriots’ 38-10 win over the Dolphins: ⋅ It wasn’t quite a perfect day for the Patriots as they closed out the regular season. The Dolphins were feistier than expected and ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Seattle Seahawks are doing everything they can to wrap up the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Even after winning 13 games — including six straight — they may need to beat the 49ers in ...

There is a clear battle for the top team in college basketball between the Arizona Wildcats and the Michigan Wolverines. Both teams are undefeated, and they have been dominating the competition. They ...

Picking the right varieties will ensure you have tomatoes, cucumbers and other produce suitable to the types of dishes you want to make when harvest season rolls around. Brandywine is one of the ...

Top-seed Killingly defeated No. 8 Ellington, 56-20, on Wednesday night in the Class SS state quarterfinals at Killingly High School. The Trailblazers (11-0), who have won a state best 24 straight ...

The one that got away could wind up being the one that forged Boonsboro football into a greater unit. Five weeks ago, the Warriors (8-3) let a 14-0 lead slip away at home as SEED secured a 29-20 ...

Scotch Plains-Fanwood was one of the state’s unlikeliest sectional finalists, having scaled the playoff mountain as a 10 seed after going through an in-season coaching change. Millburn was right back ...