Fish
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Science
Watch a Giant Stingray’s Safe Return to Its River Home
Just after dawn on May 5, scientists working along a stretch of the Mekong River in Cambodia released a giant,…
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Magazine
Why Salmon and Rice Go So Well Together
It has been years since my mother roasted a salmon head. But I can still hear that tick-tocking toaster oven,…
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World
‘Mouth Almighty’ Doesn’t Mind When His Cheeks Are Full of Another Fish’s Babies
Lurking among the underwater plants in Australia’s ponds and streams is a fish called the mouth almighty. The species is…
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Food
Cioppino This Good Can’t Be a Cliché
SAN FRANCISCO — When Roseann Grimm was growing up, there was always a pot of long-simmered red sauce on the…
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Magazine
A Coveted Recipe From Jamaica Is Finally Shared
‘‘Francine is coming,’’ they say. And then, leaning in, ‘‘She’s making escovitch.’’ The news makes the rounds every summer, when…
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World
‘Cheap as Chips’ No Longer True in U.K. as Prices Soar for a Favorite Meal
HARTLEPOOL, England — When it opened in 2020, business was booming at Chunks, a store serving dozens of portions each…
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Politics
Is This the Last Generation to Live on New York City’s Wild Fringes?
Don Riepe pointed to the line on the wall five and a half feet above his kitchen floor. That was…
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Science
Like Owls and Seabirds Today, Pterosaurs Coughed Up Food They Couldn’t Digest
Fur, bones, feathers and scales can be murder on the digestion. So predators that gulp their prey down whole face…
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Science
How an Ancient Fish’s Skull Got Filled With Fossilized Feces
It’s a dubious distinction in the fossil record: For the first time, a vertebrate has been found with fecal pellets…
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Food
Tracing a Los Angeles Treasure: Its Glorious Sprawl of Sushi
LOS ANGELES — “Kinki from Hokkaido,” says Yohei Matsuki, a little muffled through his mask, entrusting you with a piece…
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