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Fifty years after he rocketed to the international stage with "The Tin Drum," Guenter Grass is still surprised at the overnight success of his tale of World War II as told through the eyes of a stunted boy and his toy instrument.
Watching grass grow is tedious, but researchers in the Oklahoma Panhandle say they'll stare at their switchgrass — all 1,000 acres of it — until they know whether they've found a commercially viable source of biofuel.
Alex Grass, who founded Rite Aid Corp. and built it into one of the nation's largest drugstore chains, has died of lung cancer.
California officials say they have reached an agreement with the makers of AstroTurf to nearly eliminate lead from its artificial grass.
Last year Serena Williams lost to her older sister, Venus, in the Wimbledon final. But I see a different ending in store this time around at the All-England Club as Serena’s my pick to walk away with her third Wimbledon title, the others coming in 2003 and 2002.
A dispute over how milk processors and bottlers pay dairy farmers for their product is raising years-old arguments over who's playing fair.
The McHenrys are quite accustomed to strangers knocking on the door of their Putnam County home. Commuters, truck drivers, even delivery people will frequently show up on their doorstep and ask to sneak a peek inside.
Homeowners who don't mow their grass in the northeast Ohio city of Canton now face stiffer penalties — including possible jail time.
A Thursday morning fire that started in a grassy field forced the evacuation of about 200 homes and destroyed three before firefighters were able to bring it under control, authorities said.
New research shows that prairie grasses grown using only moderate amounts of fertilizer on marginal land can produce significant amounts of ethanol.
Nobel laureate Guenter Grass has filed a lawsuit against the publisher of his biography for claiming that he voluntarily joined the Nazis' murderous Waffen-SS unit during World War II, his lawyer said Friday.
The Baltic port city of Gdansk opened three days of celebrations Thursday to mark the 80th birthday of its famous son, German novelist Guenter Grass.
Around the world, golfers, soccer players and proud homeowners tread on grass grown from Oregon seed.
Grass that was genetically engineered for golf courses is growing in the wild, posing one of the first threats of agricultural biotechnology escaping from the farm in the United States, a new study says.
Pot is Legal in Rhode Island!The Rhode Island legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto of a medical marijuana law Tuesday afternoon by an overwhelming margin, paving the way for state-licensed medical marijuana shops to begin operating.
It's Green but Is It Grass? Letting the Lawn Fight Its Own Turf WarsOne woman tells how her system of strict benign neglect has reaped dividends. Natural flowering ground covers have sprung up in her back yard and filled in the bare spots nicely, thank you.
Changing Cow Diets to Limit "Emissions"Chewing her cud on a recent sunny morning, Libby, a 1,400-pound Holstein, paused to do her part in the battle against global warming, emitting a fragrant burp.
Don't Blame Pot -- There's No Such Thing as a "Gateway Drug"Patterns in progression of drug use from adolescence to adulthood are strikingly regular. Because it is the most widely used illicit drug, marijuana is predictably the first illicit drug most people encounter.
No rain for a year to speak of, just dust and brush, yet It finally rained enough to turn on the windshield wipers in N.M. and West Texas in May 2009. The grass is non existent or very brown.
If you lived in Mexico, in poverty, the same way that those Mexicans who migrate to the US live, would you do the same as they do? Would you risk your life to cross the border and try to live a better life in the United States? What would you do if you were in their shoes?
Synthetic turf fields kicking up safety concernsHealth experts, activists and parents from Seattle to Chicago to Stamford, Mass., worry that children may be exposed to chemicals if they inhale or swallow the rubber granules in synthetic turf fields.
The Media Doesn't Get That Hyping Potent Pot Makes More People Want to Smoke It Ongoing discussion about the most maligned substance included in the Government's War On Drugs When consumers encounter unusually strong varieties of marijuana, they adjust their use accordingly and smoke less.
Gardeners buy wallabies as lawnmowersGardeners in Britain are increasingly turning to wallabies to trim their lawns.
Google Hires Goats to Cut GrassGoogle has hired goats for "grass maintenance" at its headquarters.
The Backroom - "Bo" UnveiledBo, the Obamas' Portuguese water dog, makes his debut. View Video
Nature can be a jerk: Thoroughbred Horse Allergic To GrassPandora, a thoroughbred mare, is suffering from an almost unheard of complaint - she is allergic to grass. The five-year-old spends her life encased in a specially designed high-tech coverall which means she has the freedom to go outside.
Cannabis users 'suffering new syndrome'"Grown men, screaming in pain, sweating profusely, vomiting every 30 seconds and demanding to be allowed to use the shower. It's a very dramatic presentation."
Today is the first day of Spring! I am so happy to be on the way to warmer days and seeing everything go from brown to green, and eventually other colors mixed in. Granted, we didn't suffer through the worst winter ever around here.
DEA Chief: Winners Occasionally Use DrugsThe study, originally designed by the DEA to help shed light on the qualities shared by winners that make them resistant to drugs, instead revealed that over 71 percent of winners had at one time or another experimented with controlled substances.
Israel's Elections: "The pro-marijuana Holocaust survivors party is the hottest match-up""The idea was simple: The Holocaust survivors would bring an ailing peer who would advocate legal uses for marijuana.
SWAT team leaves assault rifle behindA member of Salt Lake County's SWAT team left an M4 assault rifle in front of someone's home after leaving the scene of a standoff in the township of White City.
Threatened plant species make quick comeback Dutch botanists say that a number of threatened plant species are making a quicker comeback than expected.
I've always been more interested in the folklore aspects of fairy rings than the actual scientific facts, but when the fairy ring in my yard appeared last week, I started reading up on different sides of this phenomenon.
Crack heads busted growing potNeighbors smelt a chemical like odor in the air and called police. Suspects were in the garage smoking crack. Cops also found Marijuana plants in the yard. Lesson learned...don't smoke crack
Boomers, beware: Marijuana more potent nowThe Office of National Drug Control Policy is warning baby boomers the marijuana their children could be smoking is not the same as the drug of their generation.
As some of you know, I'm in the landscape business. As summer has set in and droughts imposed I have been shocked at how many people really have no clue about how to properly maintain their yard.
Smoked Tuna in the CanRobert Platshorn was a hostage, all right, but you wouldn't have known it from the lush Caribbean scenery outside his hotel window.
Weed problem in Ohio town, but not the smoking kindA proposed amendment by the Canton City Council in Ohio could put homeowners who let their weeds and grass grow too high in jail.
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