Artist Kathleen Ryan's dazzling jewel art, which often takes the form of decaying fruit If you’ve ever let a lemon sit out for a little too long, coming back to find it speckled with the blue, green, ...

Recent health inspections in some Oak Park restaurants revealed moldy limes, dented cans and more between September and ...

With all the wonderful fruit in season it can be hard to keep up. Before you know it, one overripe apricot in the basket can infect everything else with mold. Sarah Allegretti, a registered dietician ...

Eating bruised fruit isn't very appealing, but that doesn't make it bad for you. Slate's Brian Palmer explains why there's no reason you shouldn't make use of it. When fruit is bruised, its skin is ...

Who hasn’t experienced the frustration of picking a piece of fruit out of a bowl only to toss it out because it’s covered in a nasty layer of mold? Student designer Jagjit Chodha hopes to put an end ...

A truism as old as strawberry picking is the observation that the juicier and tastier the strawberries, the more quickly the berries turn to a mushy heap of rot and mold, even in the fridge. An answer ...

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email [email protected]. Mouse droppings mold and fruit flies ...

What’s old is new again. We’re all plunging into grandma’s recipe box for a delicious dessert, asking mom for help with a classic Sunday chicken dinner and even thinking about some old-fashioned ...