While deadly military drones grab headlines, a very different type of drone glides above the vineyards of Davis. Precisely aligning itself along a row of grapes, the robotic helicopter releases its 16-liter pesticide payload on the crops below.
Flower fans should prepare for a disappointing wildflower season. Many of the crimson, sapphire and gold signs of springtime remain in hiding following an unusually dry winter.
Full-page featured aritcle in print edition.
After serving in President Obama’s cabinet for over four years as CIA director and secretary of defense, Monterey native son Leon Panetta was welcomed home Thursday during a reception at California State University, Monterey Bay.
Published on A1 of print edition.
After three years on top, Monterey County is no longer the state leader in youth homicides.
Story on A1 of print edition.
A record number of local high school and middle school students will present their scientific side this weekend during the 2013 Monterey County Science and Engineering Fair.
When it comes to learning about whales, Jennifer Sena’s class of Greenfield kindergartners found out Wednesday that nothing beats the real thing.
Lead story on page A1. Includes several photographs taken by me.
The telltale watering eyes and sniffling noses are making an early appearance this year thanks to an unseasonably high pollen count.
The soft fluttering of tiny green wings is a pleasant reminder of the Monterey Bay area’s hummingbird inhabitants. Whether you spot a crimson and emerald Anna’s hummingbird living here year-round or one of the orange rufous hummingbirds that cruise into California’s Central Coast during the spring, seeing a hummingbird is always a treat.
Cruising around the outdoor pool at Alisal High School is an aquatic robot built by Harden Middle School student Jesus Cruz with the help of Alisal students Angel Soriano and Eduardo Marquez. The plane-shaped robot is simply three small motors attached to a few feet of plastic piping, but for Cruz it’s a sign that engineering can be “very cool.”
A strain of plant-killing bacteria plagues farmers in countries around the world, wilting and killing crops overnight. Longtime Salinas resident Alejandra Huerta, 31, has been named a Borlaug Fellow in Global Food Security, an honor that will fund a research expedition to Bangladesh to study the devastating plant disease. The fellowship’s goal is to help meet the agricultural demands of Earth’s ballooning population.
Story on A1 of print edition.