Edible cacti, especially Opuntia cladodes, show consistent short-term benefits for postprandial blood glucose and modest improvements in lipid biomarkers, largely driven by soluble fiber and bioactive ...

Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture in Italy’s arid south, but a startup founded by a former telecoms manager believes it has found a solution: Opuntia Ficus ...

Question: I recently bought my first home in Santa Rosa. The backyard has a prickly pear cactus that’s about 6 feet tall. Since it’s the first time I’ve owned one, can you share information about it ...

If you're looking to broaden your fruit horizons beyond the quotidien, consider the many ways to eat prickly pears. Also known as cactus pear, this delectable desert fruit grows on shrub-size cactus ...

No matter where you've seen it, whether in a candy shop or an online sweets store, you may have wondered: does cactus candy ...

Throw a rock in New Mexico and you will most likely hit a prickly pear cactus. The plentiful and beautiful cacti, also known as nopales, produce a sweet and bright ruby fruit that sprouts from hearty, ...

Along the coast, this buck and doe are dining on prickly pear cactus, and further inland, a hungry javelina munches a thorny ...

Phoenix in the summer: Hot and humid with evening storms and a chance of a haboob (major dust storms for those who haven’t heard). One thing is certain of Phoenix summers; it takes a little motivation ...