A fantastic story from the dawn of manufactured candy and involving the legendary Gros Michel, "banana flavor" is the product of science and convenience. Jello "banana cream" in a banana cream pie is ...

When you think of a banana, it's sweet, yellow, and seedless. But this wasn't always the case! Bananas once had a lot of big seeds. Here's what changed.

The devastating impact of Fusarium wilt was historically seen in the 1950s when the Gros Michel banana variety, once the world’s leading banana variety, was wiped out by the disease.

Big Mike bananas — a common translation of the flavorful Gros Michel banana variety — were once ubiquitous and have now become virtually impossible to find.