A bud is a swelling on a plant stem, consisting of numerous overlapping, immature (i.e., not-yet developed), primordial leaves or floral structures (such as petals). The growth of plant buds occurs through the action of a region of rapidly dividing and...

Budding is the formation of a new organism by the protrusion of part of another organism. This is very common in plants and fungi, but may be found in animal organisms as well, such as the Hydra. Usually, the protrusion stays attached to the primary...

Cyberspace can be a rough neighborhood, even for the king of beers.Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. has seen a decline in the number of visitors to its Bud.TV Web site, which aims to draw 20-something consumers with edgy content.The site was launched in February but started to...

Calvert DeForest, the white-haired, bespectacled nebbish who gained cult status as the oddball Larry "Bud" Melman on David Letterman's late night television shows, has died after a long illness.The Brooklyn-born DeForest, who was 85, died Monday at a hospital on Long Island, Letterman's "Late Show"...

Calvert DeForest, the white-haired, bespectacled nebbish who gained cult status as the oddball Larry "Bud" Melman on David Letterman's late night television shows, has died after a long illness. The Brooklyn-born DeForest, who was 85, died Monday at a hospital on Long Island, Letterman's "Late...

Anything made by McDonald's tastes better, preschoolers said in a study that powerfully demonstrates how advertising can trick the taste buds of young children.Even carrots, milk and apple juice tasted better to the kids if it was wrapped in the familiar packaging of the Golden...