You're scrolling through social media to see a beautiful plant captioned as a prickly pear and suddenly think, 'that looks an awful lot like my Christmas cactus.' Closer inspection of your ...

Prickly pear is sweet and delicious, but you can only eat it if you can manage to cut it safely and remove its spikes. Here's how to do make it happen.

Prickly pear, a fruit derived from the cactus plant, is gaining popularity in culinary and health circles due to its unique flavor, vibrant color, and nutritional benefits. Known as "tuna" in ...

The prickly pear’s potential extends beyond southern Italy. “As an industry, cactus pear production is growing rather quickly ...

The prickly pear cactus Hase uses is shaped like a flat oval fan. The transparent, difficult-to-see spines on its surface must be carefully rubbed out before cutting the surface sprouts with a knife.

The use of Nopal cactus supplements has been increasing recently due to the possible health benefits they could provide. The Nopal, also known as the prickly pear cactus, hails from the Americas ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles, cosmetics, and foods like M&Ms and Yoplait yogurt.

Hop on a boat from Sandy Ground to experience one of the more tranquil and picturesque beaches of the Caribbean: The Prickly Pear Cays are two small uninhabited islands located 6 miles from the ...

“Prickly pear seed oil comes from the prickly pear, which is part of the cactus family,” says Reynolds. “We know it has been used in skincare for centuries and that prickly pear oil has been ...