High demand, price of rice good news to US farmers WILLIAMS, Calif. (Map, News) - Dipping its left wing, a canary-yellow biplane makes a sharp turn and dives over a flooded field, showering rice on the shallow water fifteen feet below. | It's aerial s... (photo: Creative Commons / miya)Examiner
Timing may be right for developing sweet sorghum as a fuel source By RENEE SCHOOF - McClatchy Newspapers | WASHINGTON - What's sweet like sugarcane, looks something like corn and could be grown in much of the United States to make ethanol? | Sweet sorghum. | America... (photo: USDA file)The State
Dead whale stuck under pier SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - A dead whale wedged beneath a pier was spotted by swimmers Thursday, but no government agency raced to remove the foul-smelling mammal. | The ... (photo: NOAA file)Examiner CalifDeathFishNaturePhotos
Iceberg dead ahead! Canadian and U.S | A surge in the number of icebergs off Newfoundland has imperilled marine traffic and added work for the flight crews who monitor offshore. | About 600 icebergs are curr... (photo: Public Domain )Globe and Mail CanadianMarineNaturePhotosShip
