2 hrs ago | Journal Gazette
Record corn prices mean more expensive meat, dairy
Raging Midwest floodwaters that swallowed crops and sent corn and soybean prices soaring are about to give consumers more grief at the grocery store.
6 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com
In hungry India, farms can't provide
With the right technology and policies, India could help feed the world. Instead, it can barely feed itself.
11 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal
Let's say there was a drug that could prevent heart attacks, strokes and cancer and treat everything from fragile bones to constipation, while quite possibly staving off dementia and improving sleep.
15 hrs ago | St. Cloud Times Online
Travel ethics: Along the Inca Trail, porters pay a heavy price
WARMIWANUSCA, Peru - Porters on the famed Inca Trail trek to the jungle-shrouded ruins of Machu Picchu recall the fleet-footed chasqui - Inca messengers who darted over the vast road network of South ...
20 hrs ago | The Macon Telegraph
What to do with an aged lemur?
George, a near 38 year old Tapir, is seen at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio, Thursday, May 29, 2008.
Yesterday | KSAX
Southern Minnesota strawberry growers expect banner year
Minnesota growers are expecting a banner year for strawberries after a cool, moist spring provided ideal growing conditions for the fruit.
Saturday | WisInfo
Energy Fair offers 'green remodel' tips
CUSTER -- You can eat locally produced foods, ride a bike and support environmentally sensitive businesses, but how do you reduce your home's carbon footprint? It's easier than you think, 'green' proponents ...
Saturday | The Sydney Morning Herald
Lose weight on the carb-packed 'big breakfast' diet
To lose weight and keep it off, eat a big breakfast packed with carbohydrates and protein, then follow a low-carb, low-calorie diet the rest of the day, a small study suggests.
Saturday | Tacoma News Tribune
Lottery halts game whose scratch tickets look like candy wrappers
The Washington Lottery has pulled a series of scratch tickets from stores after complaints that they appealed to children.
Saturday | KNX-AM Los Angeles
Slaughterhouse Worker Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty Charges
A former Southern California slaughterhouse worker has pleaded no contest to animal cruelty charges after being caught on undercover video abusing sick and injured cows.