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Grist reports that climate change is loading rice—the beloved grain that feeds more than half of the world's population—with increasing amounts of arsenic, creating a "scary" health burden.
The Asian small-clawed otter is the the smallest otter species on the planet and had not been seen in Nepal since 1839. Until now.
BRANDON — Otter Valley football coach Jim Hill wants his team to believe in their potential and he’s not afraid to show his trust in them in the biggest moments. On Saturday night, under the new ...
Bull-powered rice paddy tilling A farmer drives two bulls, connected with a plow, called "gyeori" in Korean, to till a rice field during a demonstration of traditional Korean rice planting at the ...
The Force has awakened in a Japanese rice paddy field. In an epic "Star Wars" tribute, popular characters have been designed across rice paddies in a village in Aomori Prefecture in Japan. The ...
A new study of rice paddy snakes in Southeast Asia gives key details to their diversification and natural history, adding molecular evidence that the rise of the Khorat Plateau and subsequent ...
Study reveals that climate change may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, a staple food for millions across Asia. The research shows that increased temperatures above 2°C ...
Before the paddy art, the village’s only claim to fame was the discovery here in 1981 of the archaeological remains of 2,000-year-old rice paddies, making it one of the oldest rice-growing ...
Rice paddy farming is believed to have originated in China, where the earliest known paddy field dates back more than 9,400 years, according to a new study.
On Saturday night, under the new lights of Markowski Field, Otter Valley had just scored a touchdown to pull within a point of Division II Rice. The Otters could go for the tie on an extra point or go ...