....When plant biologists speak of their subjects, they use active verbs and vivid images. Plants "forage" for resources like light and soil nutrients and "anticipate" rough spots and opportunities. By analyzing the ratio of red light and far red light f

An archaic law in the North Carolina Constitution is being challenged after some question newly-elected city council member's belief in "Almighty God".

BOISE - An Idaho State Senator from Pocatello was arrested for driving under the influence in Boise

This quite neatly encapsulates a whole range of important questions. What kind of diet should we be eating? Should we be raising animals for food? Could changing farming practices reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly? If so, does it matter?

It felt like a political act to order an English breakfast last week after Lord Stern of Brentford's remarks about a vegetarian diet being better for the planet. I happened to be staying at the Farmers' Club, so the significance of the moment weighed heav

Some Wisconsin food safety inspectors misinterpreted state laws as prohibiting the sale of raw apple cider at farmers markets.

Rich Hallabran, spokesman for UPS Stores, said today he has not only temporarily halted buying ads on the Glenn Beck Show but also on the Fox News Channel altogether as reported by AP Television writer David BauderCongratulations to Color of Change!

Twenty-five years after the first queen of hip-hop was stiffed on her royalty checks, Dr. Roxanne Shante boasts an Ivy League Ph.D. - financed by a forgotten clause in her first record deal.

Smith, a 21-year-old junior at UNC Chapel Hill, was shot just before 5 a.m. Sunday after being stopped by police in Archdale, southwest of Greensboro on Interstate 85. A police report states that Smith was stopped after he called 911 and was suicidal.

In our emotionally deprived, over-administered society, could virtual reality provide the excitement real life lacks?