Mandarin oranges are essential for the Chinese New Year festivities. It’s a tradition for those who celebrate it to exchange a bright and fresh pair of this specific citrus. But what is the ...

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Avocados are the perfect creamy addition to breakfast or to add to a sandwich but it can be frustrating trying to cut into the fruit only to discover it is still hard and unripe. If you have a ...

Researchers have proposed that some wild plant species possess certain attributes which make them more suitable for human cultivation than others. Researchers at the University of Southampton have ...

The game sees players traveling around a One Piece-inspired world in search of hidden treasures and mysterious fruits that grant superhuman powers. Every Blox Fruit is unique, but some are just too ...

grapefruits and the other members of the citrus family are at their sweetest and juiciest in winter, when weather conditions are ideal for them to ripen. And they’re bursting with nutrients that ...

There's nothing quite as refreshing as biting into a nice, juicy orange. It's like biting into a delicious bite of summer. Sticky and sweet, it's the perfect snack, made all the better by its ...

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If you celebrate Chinese New Year, you’d probably be stocking up on mandarin oranges by now. Even if you don’t, it’s still pretty hard to miss boxes of them in supermarket aisles, or sitting in pairs ...