You know what's great? Bringing home an armful of fruits and vegetables from the market, all bright, fresh, and ready to be tossed into salads, soups, and stir fries. You know what's not so great? Having a busy week and realizing later that the produce is wilting and rotting in your refrigerator. Properly storing fruits and vegetables is key to extending their shelf life, yes, but even that only goes so far. 

So when the editor-in-chief of The Cooking Lab, the culinary research team behind the Modernist Cuisine books, said he'd found a better way to preserve fruits and vegetables, we knew we had to listen. (Hint: it doesn't involve any chlorine, irradiation or peroxide baths, and it's not blanching.)

Why are all the honeybees dying? In the last year alone, a shocking 50 percent of of the hives needed to pollinate many of the country's crops were completely wiped out. Scientists say growing evidence points to a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids:

Weeknights are busy. We know this. And while we try to have ingredients on hand and employ a few tips and tricks to speed up the process, sometimes all we want to do is pick up something on our way home, or order in. But for some people, there's a 3rd option: ready-to-cook dinner kits delivered to their door, providing everything but the cook. Have you ever tried a service like this? Would you?

On Friday Whole Foods announced it would begin requiring labeling of all genetically modified foods sold in its stores, making it the first retail store in the United States to do so.

Yogurt. It's not new, but everyone's talking about it. It's a nightly ritual for some, and an essential part of breakfast for others. Store brands are hotly contested while the newest craze might be to just make it at home. So how did yogurt come to be the star of the day? More

If you own a soda maker, then you know the manufacturer rules: you must only use water! But as The New York Times recently wrote, a few adventurous drinkers are flouting those instructions and using home carbonators to concoct everything from sparkling wines to non-alcoholic fruit sodas. How do they do it, and what's more, is it safe? More

The results of a new study published just this morning on The New England Journal of Medicine's website found that switching to a Mediterranean diet rich in nuts, beans, fish, fruits, vegetables, and olive oil that can cut up to 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease in high-risk patients. More

Do you know what an average serving size is? The folks at Wisegeek calculated what 200 calories from 70 different foods looks like on the plate. We found it so interesting to see it all laid out. Do any of the representations surprise you? More

Last week First Lady Michelle Obama tweeted that she picked Napa cabbage from her garden, and was using it to make kimchi. She even shared the recipe! Her version calls for five Thai chili peppers per two heads of cabbage, so it's mighty spicy... and just how we like it! Get the recipe below: More

Last week we discussed why health articles so often get it wrong, but here's one resource that gets it right: Health News Review, a site where scientists and physicians take a hard look at health stories and let consumers know how they hold up. Wondering what experts really think of stories like "Berries May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Women, Study Says"?