Biology
Salsa Primeval: 52-Million-Year-Old Tomatillo Found
The fossilized fruit, a cousin of tomatoes, potatoes, chilies and tobacco, dates the famous plant family 30 million years older than previously thought
Stories by Lucas Viano
Evolution
Feel the Burn—New World Chilies Traced Back Nearly 17 Million Years
American chili peppers, both tongue-scorching and bland, have a single common ancestor that evolved in South America
Space
Meteorite Thefts Pose a Problem in Ancient Impact Field
The largest meteorite in the Americas, along with some 30 related craters, is located on farmland in Argentina, but the specimens are being illegally taken
