An curved arrow pointing right. Once popped, water lily seeds look just like popcorn. But a bag of these seeds, also known as fox nuts, will cost you much more: over $170 per kilogram. Farmers in ...

In the 21st century, lotus seed pods have moved beyond their dusty ... To make your own dried pods, grab your waders and head into a lily pond (with the landowner's permission), then gather ...

And yet, that’s precisely the enterprise to which Lily’s mother, May, the geneticist who once stole an ancient lotus seed, has devoted her career. By mastering nature, she meant to outsmart it.