This Egyptian painting shows the distinctive stripes of a watermelon-like fruit. Courtesy of the researchers You may think of watermelon as a red, sweet taste of summer. The watermelon itself is ...

The capacitors "came from a lab that used to them to simulate the effects of lightning on materials, so this is basically like what would happen if a lightning bolt struck a watermelon," The Backyard ...

Watermelon is the perfect summer treat, including for the animals who call the Museum of Life and Science home. And this week, the Durham museum will be treating them to even more of the juicy fruit ...

Diets rich in lycopene, the primary pigment in tomatoes, can reduce a man’s risk of developing prostate cancer, data suggest. Now Agriculture Department scientists have found that watermelon is a far ...

No matter how you slice it, watermelon has a lot going for it -- sweet, low calorie, high fiber, nutrient rich -- and now, there's more. Evidence from a pilot study led by food scientists suggests ...

The bears, lemurs and other animals at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham will cool off on Friday with watermelon. And visitors will get to see all of the messy fun they have with it. The bears, ...

These days, with imported fruits and greenhouse cultivation, we can enjoy a variety of fruits year-round, but eating seasonal fruits still seems to taste the best and be the healthiest. When you think ...

Your sore post-exercise muscles just got a new best buddy: Watermelon. A new study suggests that an amino acid contained in watermelons — and therefore in their juice — reduces muscle soreness after ...

The study's seven participants, all men, were given 17 ounces (500 mL) of either natural watermelon juice, watermelon juice enriched with additional citrulline, or a placebo drink an hour before their ...