The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the ...

Wild corn was dry as a raw potato. Modern corn was first domesticated 8,000 years ago in Mexico. 1,000 times bigger, easier to grow and peel. About half of the changes have occurred since the 15th ...

Chips, however, would have taken a little longer. Maize (corn) wasn’t domesticated until at least 9,000 years ago. It didn't reach this general area until at least 6,000 years ago, based on ...

Mexico has amended its Constitution to recognise native corn as part of its national identity and has banned genetically ...

The country counts has more than 60 native varieties of corn, a key ingredient in Mexican cuisine that was domesticated by indigenous people over thousands of years and has an important symbolic ...

Natural corn, shown here, was first domesticated in 7,000 BC and was dry like a raw potato, according to this infographic by chemistry teacher James Kennedy. Today, corn is 1,000 times larger than ...