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Fruits and vegetables quiz: Do you know where pumpkins, blueberries and broccoli come from?
Do you know where your staple fruits and vegetables were domesticated? Take Live Science's quiz to find out.
Rare half-pink rough diamond with 'astounding' weight of 37.4 carats discovered in Botswana
Experts at a laboratory in Botswana managed by the Gemological Institute of America recently examined an extraordinary natural diamond with two distinct color zones.
Tropical Storm Melissa puts Caribbean's most flood-vulnerable places at risk
It's still uncertain which way Melissa will track, and how quickly, but the storm is likely to bring colossal rains and life-threatening flooding to multiple islands in the Caribbean.
Plants self-organize in a 'hidden order,' echoing pattern found across nature
Scientists have discovered a "perfect disordered hyperuniform" pattern in how plants arrange themselves across many dry landscapes that allows them to make the most of water resources.
Scientists discover first direct evidence that slivers of 'proto-Earth' may survive today
In a first, researchers have discovered fragments of Earth's precursor that contain distinctive chemical fingerprints in ancient rocks from Greenland, Canada and Hawaii.
Pair of 'holy' islands in eerily green African lake hold centuries-old relics and mummified emperors
Earth from space A 2017 astronaut photo shows the islands of Dek and Daga lurking in the murky, algae-infested waters of Ethiopia's Lake Tana. Both islands are home to important monasteries, including the resting place of five mummified emperors.
Scientists discover new way to predict next Mount Etna eruption
Researchers analyzed changes over time in the ratio of small earthquakes to bigger ones beneath Mount Etna and found a strong correlation with the volcano's activity over the past 20 years.
Arctic Ocean methane 'switch' that helped drive rapid global warming discovered
The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, researchers warn.
Revived permafrost microbes spew CO2, scientists image 'relativity-breaking' illusion, and James Webb telescope spots something 'exciting' blasting from black hole M87*
Science news this week Oct. 18, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
