It's a little known fact that we humans are said to share 50% of our genes with a banana – so why not keep it in the family ...

News broke late last week that a fungal disease that kills Cavendish banana plants has been detected in Latin America for the first time. A strain of the Fusarium fungus, which causes so-called ...

But we shouldn't just be wrapping ourselves up warm – learning how to protect banana plants in winter is vital for anyone who wants this tropical tree to survive the temperature dip. It should ...

Social media is rife with claims that banana skins can have a transformative effect on our houseplants. James Wong unpeels the science behind the trend ...

Ripon Ray says he's still shocked that they've grown this year A hobby gardener from east London was astonished to find his 10-year-old banana plant had produced fruit for the first time.

Fernando: So now you can compare, this is Tropical Race 4 in a Cavendish banana. Then this plant looks very healthy. Narrator: One scientist recently developed a line of Cavendish that is ...

An curved arrow pointing right. One in four women in India don't have the supplies they need for their period. Saathi Pads is turning farm waste into biodegradable pads that could prevent the ...

It turns out there is a easy way to give your peace lily a boost so it grows stronger, and all you need is one item likely ...

One subspecies, the Pacific banana slug, can grow up to 9 inches long, making it the second-largest slug in the world. The banana slug is often bright yellow, though it can be brown, white ...