NPR Short Wave: A newly identified type of tomato has been hiding in plain sight

Tanisha Williams and Chris Martine examine an Australian bush tomato in the Rooke Science Building greenhouse. Photo: Emily Paine/Bucknell University

“A few years ago, a team of U.S. and Australian researchers set out on a field expedition to the rugged, dry Northern Territory of Australia. Along their journey, the team happened upon a curious plant.

That plant recently made its debut in PhytoKeys, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal. The research was led by Bucknell University scientists Tanisha Williams and Chris Martine. Martine was the one who locked eyes with the mystery specimen.” — Brit Hanson, Rebecca Ramirez, & Regina G. Barber, NPR