With the right preparation and cooking, beans can be a regular part of your diet without worrying about bloating and other digestive discomforts.

Omakase by now is firmly lodged in the zeitgeist. In the Bay Area, you’ll find the word proudly attached to restaurants (Ren Omakase in Redwood City, the Michelin-recognized Omakase in San Francisco) ...

Despite the challenges of operating a restaurant this year, these 15 exciting new spots all opened their doors.

The sea otter pup was tiny, probably less than 2 weeks old, alone in Morro Bay on an October morning earlier this year. A ...

Rock lobsters (better known as kōura and crayfish) are a natural predator of sea urchins, which can overgraze the kelp, leading to barren rocky reefs. A three year closure on rock lobster fishing was ...

A rapid spread of millions of sea urchins is threatening vital kelp forests, which remove pollutants from water.

Whether it's reversible anuses or exploding intestines, the natural world proves that internal body parts shouldn't always ...

The Canary Islands may represent the “missing link” in a global pandemic killing sea urchins. Sea urchins help build and maintain marine habitats in much the same way that large plant-eating animals ...

Sea urchins face extinction worldwide due to a deadly "pandemic" beneath the waves, warns new research. Scientists say the consequences for marine ecosystems aren’t yet fully known, but are likely to ...

Sea urchins help shape marine ecosystems by controlling algae growth on reefs. By grazing on seaweed and seagrass, they protect corals and other slow-growing species. They also support food webs as ...