Satellites reveal the secrets of water-guzzling farms in California
California wants to limit the water that farmers can pump from depleted aquifers. To enforce those limits, regulators are turning to remote sensing satellites.
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A squash grown by an Ohio husband-and-wife team captures world record
Donna and Todd Skinner grew a squash that stands about chest-high. It weighs 2,164 pounds. That's more than a ton — the same as an old Volkswagen Beetle or the Liberty Bell.
She barely made it out of Kabul. Now she's welcoming Afghans with a familiar meal.
A restaurant in Washington, D.C., is offering donated welcome meals of traditional food to newly arriving Afghans. The chef cooking those meals knows what it's like to leave home and family behind.
'Sprinklegate' sinks a U.K. bakery's top sellers after topping is found to be illegal
"It is HIGHLY unlikely that we will find any legal sprinkles that we will use as a replacement," says Rich Myers, owner of the Get Baked bakery in Leeds. "I am extremely passionate about sprinkles."
A UK bakery is embroiled in an illegal sprinkle scandal
Get Baked bakery in the UK has been using American sprinkles, which contain a food dye not legal in the UK. The owner says British sprinkles just aren't as good.
New book brings foodies on a global culinary adventure
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cecily Wong, one of the co-authors of a new book called Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide. It explores culinary delicacies from every continent.
NFL locker room sandwiches lead to a debate over the perfect PB&J ratio
A weather delay Sunday night during a football game touches off a heated debate over what makes a perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Massive Byzantine-era winery discovered in Israel
Winepresses, warehouses and kilns were uncovered by archaeologists who believe the winery once produced a fine white wine.
'Top Chef Junior' competitor Fuller Goldsmith has died at age 17
The Alabama native has died after battling leukemia. Goldsmith won the top prize on Chopped Junior when he was 14, before moving on to Top Chef Junior.
New protections for California's aquifers are reshaping the state's Central Valley
California's farmers, the country's biggest producers of fruits and vegetables, are facing a major shakeup. A new law limits their access to water from the state's depleted aquifers.