But what is lost when picked produce doesn't ripen for weeks or months?

A new study suggests going vegan is the best thing you can do for the planet.

Americans waste a pound of food per person each day.

Get ready to squeeze — but not too hard — to find the best possible peach.

A flavorless watermelon is a reason for a good cry.

If you know what to look for, you can pick the perfectly ripe cantaloupe, honeydew or watermelon every time.

From color to firmness, follow these four tips for picking a ripe, juicy plum every time.

Technically, ratatouille made from tomato, eggplant and squash, is just a savory baked fruit salad. Here are seven more fruits masquerading as vegetables.

The Red Delicious is falling from grace, as the Gala apples takes the top spot for production of U.S. apples.

Passion fruit can be made sweet or savory, used as an ingredient in a dessert or a main dish, and even juiced. Here's how to pick, cut and eat passion fruit.

CRISPR gene editing is allowing scientists to make wild fruits like the ground cherry more agriculturally viable.

Apples are as good for you as you've always been told — and maybe better. Consider all these health benefits.

Durian is known for its strong odor. Despite being banned in some hotels and subways, lovers of this unusual fruit go to great lengths for a taste.

Tired? Depressed? Nutrient deficiency might be to blame. You might not be getting the right amount of these vitamins & minerals.

Environmental Working Group's 2019 lists of fruits and vegetables with the highest and lowest pesticide loads are out, and kale has joined the dirty one.

That white substance between the orange peel and the flesh may be bitter, but don't throw it away, it's actually good for you. Here's what you need to know.

Kale isn't the only super food on the block, these super berries are superfoods packed with nutrition.

The creepy bodark tree produces unnervingly strange fruit.

One day consumers are giving up their SUVs, and the next day they want them back. It's enough to drive an auto company CEO crazy. The bottom line: Watch what co

There you are, yakking on your cellphone while I sit fuming at a green light one car behind. And that's just one of many things that you, the American driver, h

Is green transportation a new status symbol? The affordable hybrid is favored by America’s richest drivers, especially in California.

Everybody's worried about the high unemployment rate, and they should be. But fuel-efficient cars, hybrids and electrics are putting Americans to work big time.

The hybrid earned a 47 mpg rating in the city and on the highway.

I've loathed boxy four-wheel-drives since the 1980s. I never, ever saw the point. But now they've evolved into car-based crossovers with 30 mpg, and I'm warming

Honda will enter the plug-in hybrid market with the early 2013 release of the Accord PHEV.

The two-stroke motor isn't new. There's probably one in your weed whacker. But Achates Power and other companies say they can turn around the two-stroke motor's

With fewer Americans actually able to change a tire, and the auto industry looking to save weight and costs to meet fuel economy targets, it's not surprising th

Indian automaker Tata will be bringing the inexpensive Nano to the U.S. within three years.

If your car isn't getting the gas mileage you want or expect, it might be time to put down the carbs and pick up the dumbbells because your body may be the prob

The 2013 Ford Fusion was named the Green Car Journal’s Green Car of the Year at Los Angeles Auto Show.

Three days of driving the Volt and less than two gallons of gas used.

Americans tend to buy more fuel-efficient cars when prices at the pump go up.

Chevrolet will be bringing its clean diesel technology to the domestic Cruze lineup.

In the wake of the big Northeast storm, here's a look at some of the smart all-wheel drive choices for getting you through snow and ice

micro car auction in georgia

While out on a trip to photograph Arizona's latest winter storm, I came across this camouflaged Cadillac ELR.

If there's plenty of product on the market, gas prices should be falling. Here's some reasons why they aren't.

e-gas cars and hydraulic hybrids

Ford wants you to have a better understanding of how your driving impacts their fuel efficiency.

2013 new york auto show was full of news about BMW, Nissan, Mercedes and Ford.

Clean diesel, a new twist on very old technology offers stellar fuel economy with low emissions. Alternative energy of the future?

supercars lose value

Mercedes 250GLK BlueTEC review

It's about time somebody looked at shopping as a separate transportation category. It turns out to be a major energy hog.

5 cheap affordable cars

It's no fancy ride for Pope Francis — this humble new vehicle already has 190,000 miles on it.

As electric cars become increasingly mainstream, they're starting to build up a charge on social media around the world.

The U.S. Department of Energy and the EPA announced the release of a new fuel economy tool for used vehicles.

VW XL1

Aston Martin's chief is bad-mouthing hybrids and thinks his "V-12 is something special." I beg to differ. His cars get dismal fuel economy.