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Why can pumpkins grow so large, but blueberries can't?
Most fruit is pretty small, so why do pumpkins grow to such enormous sizes?
Weird symmetry between Earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres appears to be breaking
The Northern Hemisphere is absorbing more sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere, and clouds can no longer keep the balance.
Meat eaten by city-dwelling Americans produces more CO2 than the entire UK — but there are easy ways to slash it
Halving how much edible food is thrown away, swapping beef for pork or chicken and having one meatless day a week could slash the carbon "hoofprint" of U.S. cities by up to 51%, a new study finds.
'Near stationary' Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slower than a person walking — and it may bring deadly flash floods to the Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa is moving at a snail's pace but will intensify rapidly over the weekend as it feeds off near-record-warm water temperatures in the Caribbean Sea, forecasters say.
Eternal Flame Falls: New York's mini waterfall that hides a grotto filled with undying fire
Eternal Flame Falls sits on a bed of shale rocks rich in organic matter. As this matter breaks down, it produces highly flammable natural gas that escapes through cracks in the ground.
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.
