A Santa Barbara-based startup called Apeel Sciences says it has invented edible coatings that can extend a fruit or vegetable's shelf life by as much as five times. That means, if you spray it on ...

Source: Apeel Sciences This story appears in the November 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Every fruit and vegetable breathes. Once a piece of produce is picked from a tree or plant ...

Apeel Sciences combats greenhouse gas emissions via its ingenious coating to preserve the shelf life of fruits and vegetables—and it's the ideal investment for a sustainability-minded celebrity ...

James Rogers is on a mission to change that. In 2012, the materials scientist got a grant from the Gates Foundation to start Apeel, which is attempting to prolong the shelf life of produce.