At the London School of Economics, a few weeks before Christmas, in 1949, the Lionel Robbins seminar was about to begin. The prestigious event was at the razor’s edge of postwar economic thought: ...

The secret behind many of these products is carmine dye—a colored extract that comes from the dried and crushed shells of female cochineal insects. Cochineal bugs are part of the Coccidae family ...

Throughout history, various species of scale insects have been used to produce red dye. 'To this day, in South America, another species of cochineal scale insect, which lives on certain species of ...

The dangerously monikered cactus is a source of joy in the Southwest. Albuquerque celebrates with music and yummy opuntia ...

Prickly pear cochineal dye workshop details. The fruits have long been eaten by Native people, and along with the cactus pads or nopales, they're a big part of Mexican cuisine. "But we don't eat ...