For one caterpillar, eating an unusual fruit may be the key to an easy food supply and protection against parasites, according to a team of Penn State researchers. The Heliothis subflexa caterpillar ...

Imagine a small fruit that tastes like a cross between a tomato and a pineapple, wrapped in its own natural paper lantern. That's the groundcherry (Physalis grisea) -- a little-known relative of ...

Physalis species have garnered significant attention owing to their rich repertoire of bioactive compounds, particularly physalins and related withanolides. These naturally occurring substances ...