Researchers have confirmed a unique behavior within the male population of tiny fig wasps that pollinate fig trees – they team up to help pregnant females, even if they have not mated themselves.

FRESNO, Calif., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Once a fruit known only as a Newton, California figs are quickly becoming the darling of cooking shows nationwide.

The Fruits Magazine Pomology.org has newly included the category Fig to its collection of crops.

FRESNO, Calif., Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As the old saying goes, good things come to those who wait. The classic expression holds true for the 2011 California fresh fig season.

The common fig is a subtropical, deciduous fruit tree grown in most Mediterranean-type climates.