A timelapse graphic showed a wildfire approaching Plowshare Peak, California on Friday (August 1) into Saturday (August 2).

Timelapse video showing 'Gifford' fire approaching Plowshare Peak, California. Video credit: ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego.

Multiple fire agencies are responding to a small brush fire off Highway 166 in Santa Barbara County on Friday afternoon.

In April 1971 a young government official, Charles Freeman, returned to his post at the US State Department in Washington after spending two and half years studying Chinese in Taiwan. He then "started ...

Potential benefits to man from the use of nuclear explosives for excavation are considerable. Proposed applications actively being studied under the Atomic Energy Commission's Plowshare Program ...

Walking into the kitchen at Plowshare Farm on any given morning, you will find the “kitchen crew” hard at work, making lunch from scratch.

As more a plowshare than a sword, the American Cold War push for worldwide agricultural modernization led many countries to experience new levels of food self-efficiency and export capabilities.

The torrent of Lend-Lease has apparently passed its peak. Month by month since August the flow of weapons, food and clothing to 33 Lend-Lease nations has steadily declined. Alternately, the stream ...

For 20 years, the Plowshare Farm Shepherds' Play has brought joy to the region.“I’ve had people stop me on the street and say, ‘This is my Christmas tradition-- thank you’,” said Plowshare Farm ...

During the 1950s and 60s, engineers and scientists sought ways to use nuclear weapons for major construction projects such as harbors, roads and even alternative routes for the Panama Canal.

For example, while a standard steel plowshare might require replacement after covering 500 to 1,000 acres, a tungsten carbide-tipped plowshare can last through 3,000 to 5,000 acres (Farm Equipment ...

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