Pumpkins, squashes, and similar gourds nearly went extinct about 10,000 years ago, when the large mammals these plants relied on to disperse seeds died out.

Egg yolks and carrots have the same pigments that contribute to the yellow and orange colors of fall foliage.

School buses are 70 times safer than cars, even without seat belts, thanks to padded, high-backed seats that cushion kids like eggs in a carton.

As a child, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's family accidentally sent him to a harsh Kentucky reform school, believing it was an elite boarding school.

Some octopuses change color while they sleep—a potential sign that they dream.

The more than 7,500 types of apples that exist can be sorted by the balance of sugars and acids they contain.

Mount Everest may be Earth's tallest mountain, but the summit of Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo is more than a mile farther from Earth's center than Everest's.

Lip balm's core formula has barely changed in 3,500 years, but many of the ingredients added since can actually make chapped lips worse.

Scientists are using CRISPR to genetically modify felines so they don't trigger allergies in humans.