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) ...

Shoppers across the US notice fewer self-checkout lanes and more cashiers in big stores. Major chains like Walmart, Target, ...

With their pointy spines, sea urchins are not warm and fuzzy marine animals that people want to snuggle up to. While they are ...

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 ...

Alas Pilipinas Men opened its campaign at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games with a straight-sets victory over Myanmar, 25–23, 25–20, 25–21, on Saturday in Thailand. The Philippines needs to finish in the ...

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 ...

Ecologically important Diadema africanum almost eliminated by unknown disease in Canary Islands A marine pandemic is bringing some species of sea urchin to the brink of extinction, and some ...

The Games, held amid tightened security due to recent border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, will run from Dec. 10 to 20. The SEA Games flame is lit up at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, ...

BANGKOK: The South-East Asian Games officially open in Bangkok on Tuesday (Dec 9) against a backdrop of chaotic organisation and with fresh border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia threatening to ...