In 2012, Nabisco — now part of Mondelēz International — removed the "fig" from Fig Newtons, rebranding them simply as Newtons. The decision was intentional, part of a broader effort to refresh the ...

Fig Newtons have always had a reputation for being both tasty and healthy. But just how healthy are they, really? Two experts gave us answers — and they just might surprise you. Fallout from No Kings ...

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When LAist senior editor Suzanne Levy discovered there was a fig tree in her new backyard, she was thrilled. She didn't realize she'd be sharing its bounty with a tenacious sweet-toothed squirrel. The ...

Figma, Inc. (NYSE:FIG) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently shared his thoughts on. Cramer discussed its valuation during the episode, as he said: “When we get parabolic moves in newly minted ...

I’ve reached a point in my life where I believe the only sweet worth eating should contain some chocolate. It wasn’t always this way. I was the weird kid who really loved Fig Newtons. They’re not ...

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss ...

Some fig trees can convert surprisingly large amounts of carbon dioxide into stone, ensuring that the carbon remains in the soil long after the tree has died. This means that fig trees planted for ...

A booming market has specimen hunters tracking down rare new varieties of the ancient fruit By Jacob Roberts Photographs by Christie Hemm Klok David and Priscilla Burke's daughter Aoibheann with a ...