You say potato, I say tomato? Turns out one helped create the other: Natural interbreeding between wild tomatoes and potato-like plants in South America gave rise to the modern day spud around nine ...

Americans love potatoes. And while we love our tater tots, our hash browns, and not-so-French french fries, the delicious vegetable’s origins had been enshrouded in mystery – until now. “We’ve finally ...

They’re one of the world’s most important food crops and delicious roasted, mashed or fried, but the exact genetic origins of the humble potato have long been something of a mystery to scientists. Now ...

The delicious, nutritious potato evolved from an ancestor of the tomato, one presumably just as slimy and pointless as the contemporary model. "This wasn't obvious," say the researchers who learned ...

March is too early for tomatoes, but it’s a perfect time to plant potatoes. Try out a few of the delicious and gorgeous new varieties available. As soon as the skies begin to clear and temperatures ...

Today's potato evolved from tomatoes 9 million years ago, according to new research. Natural "interbreeding" in the wild between tomato plants and potato-like species from South America gave rise to ...

You say potato, I say tomato? Turns out one helped create the other: Natural interbreeding between wild tomatoes and potato-like plants in South America gave rise to the modern-day spud around nine ...