A marine products dealer in Japan plunked down a record $6,125 (¥650,000) Friday for a black Densuke watermelon -- grown only on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Premium melons regularly ...

island of Hokkaido in Japan ... especially for the most exceptional specimens. A black jumbo watermelon auctioned in northern ...

Grown in the Lost Gardens of Heligan, the Heligan Pineapple is renowned for its rarity and the intricate Victorian methods ...

The Hokkaido Center of AIST (AIST Hokkaido) aims to contribute to society as a research and development center in Hokkaido. We are working to enhance our research and development capabilities in ...

Black whales called “karasu,” or crows, by local Hokkaido whalers have turned out to be a new species. The finding was announced Aug. 30 in the British science magazine Scientific Reports by a ...

Global warming could transform Hokkaido’s iconic powdered snow into the wet flakes found on Japan’s main island of Honshu, a study showed. Researchers from Hokkaido University and the Japan ...

Japanese coast guard authorities arrested the head of a tour boat operator on Wednesday over the high-profile sinking of a vessel off Hokkaido in 2022 that left 20 of the 26 people aboard dead and ...

Nothing says summer more than big juicy slices of watermelon. For many, eating watermelon is a nostalgic pleasure we enjoyed ...

Black holes are points in space that are so dense they create deep gravity sinks. Beyond a certain region, not even light can escape the powerful tug of a black hole's gravity. And anything that v ...

Good news: Your dog can eat watermelon. However, this does come with precautions. The watermelon should be seedless, the American Kennel Club advises. Seeds are a choking hazard and could lead to ...

For centuries, Black Americans have had to endure painful watermelon stereotypes. That hasn't changed in recent years. In May 2022, NBC reported that six Florida middle-schoolers posted a photo of ...