When I first came to live in Costa Rica, I could only do my shopping in a pulpería, a small grocery store in which everything is behind a counter and the customer must request his purchases. This was ...

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A few American politicians are taking a stand for octopus-kind by introducing a bill that would ban the commercial farming of the eight-armed mollusc in the United States, while also prohibiting the ...

As demand for octopus as a culinary delicacy surges worldwide, the contentious practice of farming these intelligent creatures comes under scrutiny. Despite efforts to address concerns about ...

Commercial octopus farming and farmed-raised octopus meat imports would be banned under bipartisan legislation from Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Lisa Murkowski. The Rhode Island Democrat and the ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Recipes from chef Accursio Lota explore Christmas Eve tradition among Italian Americans with sumptuous mussels, pasta with ...