Fig Newtons are the 3rd most popular cookie, with over 1 billion consumed each year. They have been made for over 134 years.

Soft, chewy, and sweet, Fig Newtons -- as most of us still call them despite being rebranded to "Newtons" more than a decade ago -- have been the quintessential packaged snack food for over a century.

Figs are having a bit of a moment on social media. More and more fig videos seem to be popping up on people's feeds out of the fog of relative fruit obscurity. "Figs have been gaining popularity, ...

If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need to crawl inside and die in order for the fruit to grow. But are there ...

The figs are green, plump and plentiful. Yes, it’s fig harvest season in Louisiana, and time to use the delicious, nutritious fruit in preserves, baked treats and other goodies. Figs will soon be ...