And now "Jimmy Red" - whose kernels look like pomegranate seeds - is making a comeback via a craft whiskey maker in Charleston, South Carolina A little over a century ago, an ancient Native American corn species made its way from Appalachia to the islands of Charleston, South Carolina. It [...]

image-51]Data from satellite sensors show that during the Northern Hemisphere's growing season, the Midwest region of the United States boasts more photosynthetic activity than any other spot on Earth, according to NASA and university scientists. Healthy plants convert light to energy via photosynthesis, but chlorophyll also emits a fraction of absorbed light as fluorescent glow that is invisible to the naked eye.