Are octopuses smarter than pigs? Should we eat them? Oregon bill to ban octopus farms stirs controversy
Octopuses have nine brains, use tools, have the ability to recognize people and are so bright and brilliant it’d be cruel to farm them for human consumption. So said a stream of octopus enthusiasts, ...
When Food Is Only a Portion of the Story
For Kim Severson, a reporter based in Atlanta who writes about food culture for The Times, the way we eat reflects where we ...
Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
WASHINGTON (AP) — To earn the vote he needed to become the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special ...
A Soundtrack to a Fabulous Memoir Crackling With Music
The book that inspired today’s playlist, the cultural critic Lucy Sante’s “I Heard Her Call My Name,” isn’t about music per se. As its subtitle attests, it is mostly “a memoir of transition,” centered ...
Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing healthcare coverage for some of the 80 million ...