The pumpkin in Tony Scott's backyard weighs almost as much as a small car. He's been tending to it for months, feeding it fertilizer and covering it with a blanket at night to keep it at a stable ...

It still may be summer on the calendar, but at coffee shops, bakeries and retail locations around the country, autumn is already in full swing thanks to the presence of pumpkin spice in a plethora of ...

Welcome back to Science Sundays, and Happy Halloween! Of course, today is all about trick-or-treating, so we wanted to help you play some tricks with all your treats, using science of course! Here's ...

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What does a pumpkin have in common with a zonkey? It turns out: quite a lot. Hence, in the case of warty pumpkins — a popular novelty gourd often sold this time of year — being covered in warts isn’t ...