If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need ...

Figtoberfest in Angleton celebrates figs with talks, tastings, and plant swaps, aiming to build community around Gulf Coast ...

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Planting trees has often been seen as a way to combat climate change, but recent research suggests that this method of carbon sequestration isn’t ...

Many believe figs contain wasps, but most supermarket varieties are actually bug-free. While fig wasps are vital for ...

We are fortunate to live in a place where we can grow so many delicacies, Cindy Watter, a UC Master Gardener of Napa County, ...

Considered by historians to be the first of the domesticated crops, figs (Ficus carica) have long been part of the cultivated diet of humans, according to evidence that stretches back more than five ...

When LAist senior editor Suzanne Levy discovered there was a fig tree in her new backyard, she was thrilled. She didn't ...