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Thanks to American Unagi, the first land-based, large-scale eel aquafarm in the United States, eel no longer has to cross ...

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Dive into the realm of the sea cucumber, an unassuming creature that helped shape Australia’s pre-European culture.

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From salads to fish and meat, microplastics are increasingly infiltrating the foods we consume, raising grave concerns about ...