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A lobster, up close, with a blue rubber band on its claw.

Do lobsters feel pain? The British Parliament wants to know.

Food

The British parliament is currently considering whether to include invertebrates, like lobsters, in a new animal welfare bill that would mean the end of live-lobster boiling.

Eating a mussel

To understand climate change, look at it from a mussel’s perspective

Science
Blue Marlin

Saving our fisheries and feeding a growing population are both possible

Environment

Raw Oysters Q&A

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