Scientific analysis of one of the world's oldest cobs of corn shows how maize became one of our most popular cereals.

By the time the cobs ended up on the floor of the ancient cave, maize had already travelled far beyond Mexico, and had been cultivated in the southwest Amazon for around 1,500 years.

The seeds of the Inca Empire were planted about 2,700 years ago when a warm spell combined with piles of llama excrement allowed maize agriculture to take root high up in the South American Andes ...

The progenitor of corn was a different type of maize called teosinte, and to modern eyes, it would look like some terrible mistake happened in the corn field. Teosinte had no pretty rows of yellow ...

Maize cobs have filled out well during the past week and many contracting teams are making good progress with harvest, according to Neil Groom from forage specialist Grainseed. “Where crops are ...

A study published in Cell uncovers the deep evolutionary roots of flint and dent maize (also commonly known as "corn"), two foundational varieties central to modern maize breeding and cultivation.

Varieties of maize found near Cuscu and Machu Pichu at Salineras de Maras on the Inca Sacred Valley in Peru, June 2007. Smithsonian scientists and collaborators are revising the history of one of the ...

“As vast numbers of specimens were collected from a pavement of potsherds that provided a clear-cut dating line for certain sites, it became important to note whether or not the maize cob ...