Rumored to have killed the Roman emperor Augustus, nightshade's berries are notoriously deadly. Tomatoes belong to the same plant family, Solanaceae, and produce toxic steroidal glycoalkaloids too.

A pioneering study has uncovered the sophisticated tactics root-knot nematodes use to manipulate the genetic machinery of ...

And since cold temperatures can cause the cell structure in a tomato to break down, the fruit will develop a dull flavour as well as a mushy texture. "Always store your tomatoes in a cool ...

However, this is the wrong way of storing tomatoes and there is some science. Cold temperatures affect tomato cell structures, making them mealy and dull in taste. So, it’s best to store them at ...

Lycopene is even more effective when tomatoes are cooked because the heat breaks down the fruit’s thick cell walls and makes the lycopene more accessible to the body. “That means tomato sauce ...