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By A.A. Newton Feb 10, 2020

DIY

Make the most out of the latest, greatest apple—the Cosmic Crisp

Designed for great endurance and even greater taste, this is the fruit that seems to have it all.

By Amal Ahmed Mar 23, 2019

Science

How we breed the best (and worst) apples

Apples all come from the same tree.

By Eleanor Cummins Mar 20, 2019

Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: animals used to stand trial and apples kept doctors from killing you

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

By Sara Chodosh Dec 1, 2017

Science

We spend most of the year eating really, really old apples. Why do they taste so good?

How about them apples? Them apples are older than you think.

By Denise Ngo Oct 3, 2017

Gadgets

Archive Gallery: The Rise of Personal Computers

The original Macintosh, Atari computers, and more innovative machines that arose during the early days of personal computing.

By Kelsey D. Atherton Aug 17, 2016

Technology

Apple-Plucking Robot Could Keep People Out Of Orchards

Low-hanging fruit

By Alexandra Ossola Oct 13, 2015

Health

Caramel Apples Can Give You Food Poisoning

Just another reason why candy corn is better

By Francie Diep Nov 11, 2014

Health

USDA Approves A Genetically Modified Potato With Possible Health Benefits

Unlike other GMO crops, the potatoes' new qualities come from added doses of potato genes, instead of genes taken from other species.

Sep 22, 2014

Uncategorized

The 7 Most Important Fitness Tracker Measurements

How they work and what healthy data looks like

By Colin Lecher Apr 18, 2014

Cars

Here Is Apple’s iOS For Your Car

We got a look at Volvo's version of CarPlay.

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Make the most out of the latest, greatest apple—the Cosmic Crisp

How we breed the best (and worst) apples

The weirdest things we learned this week: animals used to stand trial and apples kept doctors from killing you

We spend most of the year eating really, really old apples. Why do they taste so good?

Archive Gallery: The Rise of Personal Computers

Apple-Plucking Robot Could Keep People Out Of Orchards

Caramel Apples Can Give You Food Poisoning

USDA Approves A Genetically Modified Potato With Possible Health Benefits

The 7 Most Important Fitness Tracker Measurements

Here Is Apple’s iOS For Your Car