Farmers agree the best way to pick a sweet watermelon is by checking its field spot. Look for watermelons that feel heavy, ...

Library Assistant Rachel Duncan led an "Exploding Watermelons" activity at Gilford Public Library on May 28. Three children put hundreds of rubber bands around a watermelon, hoping it would break open ...

The clock is ticking for President Donald Trump to get a deal done with Iran. Or maybe it’s the other way around: Iran could be dealing with a ticking time bomb – in its own oil wells! With just days ...

Juicy watermelon meets tangy cheese, fresh herbs, chile, and citrus in these crisp, colorful salads. Ashley Day is Food & Wine's associate editorial director. She's edited and directed food and travel ...

Studies suggest watermelon could be a hidden powerhouse for better health. Researchers found that people who eat watermelon tend to have higher-quality diets packed with more vitamins, fiber, and ...

Indian investigators say zinc phosphide — a toxic chemical commonly used in rat poison — was found in the family’s organs and in watermelon samples collected during the probe Christina Coulter has ...

Knowing how to grow watermelons from seed means you can enjoy this sweet summer treat right from your garden. Although they can be grown from nursery-started plants, watermelons are some of the ...

I recently learned about a watermelon the size of an egg that was hybridized in Virginia. The hybridizer is Delaney Raptis, a teenager who created this botanical oddity in her suburban backyard.

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If you were to wrap hundreds of rubber bands around a boiled, a frozen and a room temperature watermelon, which one would explode first? That’s the question that fourth graders Russ Douglas, Amber ...