They might have had a bad rap at one time, but it turns out nuts are powerhouses, packed with nutritional value. Yes, they are high in calories, but they also are high in protein and rich in fiber.

In the United States, Brazil nuts in their shells are readily available in every grocery and supermarket. Bill Dunlap, Hamden, Connecticut, USA They no longer sell brazil nuts in shells as it has ...

The seed at the bottom of the cashew "apple" is the nut, encased in a chemical-rich shell. The news comes at a good time, because conventional sunscreens are becoming increasingly controversial. Some ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) EGYPTIAN DESIGNER WHO MAKES ACCESSORIES OF BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL, RANIA ELKALLA, SAYING: "I got the idea from my father, who used to bring nuts, and we would crack them right ...

Here’s a healthful idea you may find a bit nuts: Eat a couple of handfuls of almonds each day or sprinkle some walnuts on your dinner salad. Long reviled as diet saboteurs, nuts are receiving high ...

STOCKTON — California farmers reaped a record-breaking walnut crop this fall; by most estimates, about 1 billion pounds, or at least 10 percent more than the previous harvest record seen last year.

Last week, I wrote about pelicans, the biggest birds on Sanibel Island, Fla., so this week, I decided to focus on something smaller. Sanibel locals, as well as island visitors, take collecting of ...

DETROIT (WWJ) - DeFranco and Sons of Los Angeles, CA, is voluntarily recalling bulk and consumer-packaged in-shell, hazelnut and mixed nut products containing hazelnuts because they may be ...

The case of the condom nut has been cracked. Rifle police, investigating a condom-containing filbert nut that turned up in the New Year’s snack of a Silt-area man, determined this week it was a prank ...

Snackers could cut down on their calories by up to a staggering 40 per cent just by buying treats in wrappers or nuts still in their shells, according to a new study. U.S. academics found that when ...

Just like we knock on melons to find the best ones, birds know to shake nuts to find out their quality. This is according to a study of Mexican Jays which found they knew the difference between ...