Melina Matsoukas has found her next directorial project in Octavia E. Butler’s landmark sci-fi odyssey “Parable of the Sower.” Matsoukas, whose resume includes “Queen & Slim,” “Insecure” and several ...

One of the most lauded science fiction novels from writer Octavia E. Butler is heading to the big screen, according to Variety. Melina Matsoukas, who made waves with her work with Beyoncé and the ...

The Fignomenal fig variety is known for its compact size and fast fruit production, making it ideal for home gardeners. With proper care, sunlight, and watering, it can produce figs much sooner than ...

Cozy and classic: Bourbon, Angostura, and ripe fig mix for a seasonal sip you’ll make all winter. The Fig Old Fashioned is a spirit-forward bourbon cocktail flavored with fig. The cozy bourbon ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A popular coffee shop in downtown Columbus has closed its doors, leaving employees without paychecks and uncertain about the café’s future. Parable Coffee shut down on Monday.

In chapter seven of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar (1963), protagonist Esther Greenwood imagines her life branching out before her like a green fig-tree. Each individual fig on the branches represents a ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Planting trees has often been seen as a way to combat climate change, but recent research suggests that this method of carbon sequestration isn’t ...

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 ...

Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into limestone-like deposits that lock away carbon, sweeten surrounding soils, and still ...