The paper points to the Kordofan melon, native to Sudan, as the modern watermelon’s more probable forebear. Susanne S. Renner, professor of biology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, ...

This Egyptian painting shows the distinctive stripes of a watermelon-like fruit. Courtesy of the researchers You may think of watermelon as a red, sweet taste of summer. The watermelon itself is ...

A genetic analysis of a melon found in Sudan may point to the wild fruit that gave rise to one of summertime’s sweetest treats. By Veronique Greenwood About 4,300 years ago, someone drew a melon on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. gloved hands snipping a watermelon off the vine - so vv/Shutterstock While many fruits and vegetables are cultivated just in ...