They point out that non-climacteric fruits tend to have vivid colours, especially reds and purples. This may help them stand out amid the foliage of their parent plants, advertising their presence.

The phase of life before menopause is much more than just hot flashes and mood swings. The female body undergoes significant changes during menopause, and the hormonal shift is also noticeable in the ...

Conversely, storing climacteric produce in closed containers or bags can shorten shelf life (non-climacteric produce can be safely stored together in a bag, without ethylene-producing produce). This ...

In order to make it easier to compare the metabolism and the gene expression level of climacteric and non-climacteric plants, the scientists concentrated their work on two closely related species: the ...

A villager dries persimmons on rooftop at a village in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, Nov. 4, 2017. Persimmons, like medlars (popular in the Renaissance), are climacteric fruits.

Do Men Also Have Such a Period?This article was originally published with the title “Climacteric, Heart Watching, and more” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 169 No. 1 (July 1943), p. 21 ...