Fukushima and Sushi: Is Raw Fish Safe to Eat?
Radiation isn't the only threat facing sushi. The delicacy has been heading toward extinction—and not only in Japan. More »
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Trevor Corson is author of the worldwide pop-science bestseller The Secret Life of Lobsters and the highly acclaimed The Story of Sushi. His website is TrevorCorson.com. More
Radiation isn't the only threat facing sushi. The delicacy has been heading toward extinction—and not only in Japan. More »
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The endangered tuna was once reviled. How it became coveted--and why it's not so hard to swear it off. More »
Some chefs take on a combative persona in a misguided attempt to create an authentic dining experience. More »
A lobsterman was shot for moving in on someone else's territory. Why the violence is deplorable--but the feeling behind it is not. More »
New laws around the world protect crustaceans' rights--and make it illegal to boil them alive. More »
New England lobster prices are so low, lobstermen are selling them on the street for next to nothing. More »
Even if the food is the same, the social element of eating and preparing sushi can differ by a chef's ethnicity and dining culture. But you might be surprised which sushi chefs are providing a friendlier, and thus more Japanese, dining experience. More »
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Government scientists say that lobsters are being dangerously overfished. Lobstermen insist that stocks are plentiful. It's a familiar kind of standoff—except that now a new breed of ecologist has taken to the waters, using scuba gear, underwater robots, and even nuclear submarines, in order to figure out what's going on. It turns out that the lore and lessons of the lobsterman are worth paying attention to
