More families are wading into terraced paddy fields across Japan for the back-breaking work of growing rice under “part-time farmer” programs.

C anola blossoms are at their best in rice paddies in the city of Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture. The scene looks like a yellow carpet spread out over the rice paddies, delighting viewers. The ...

Well, “yellow” could also mean “cowardly,” but as everyone knows, all rice is brave, valiant, and fearless in the face of danger. The yellow hue of yellow rice comes from annatto, saffron ...

Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy. Matt Simon. Updated Thu, February 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM UTC. 5 min read.

The rice paddies in northern Thailand have had a rather unique addition in recent weeks – a massive art display of sleeping cats.. Three enormous kittens, snuggling up with fish and snoozing ...

The next highest sources are Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand, which collectively account for roughly 40% of global methane emissions from rice paddies. Nature 641 , 563 (2025) doi: https://doi ...

Growing rice requires flooding fields, called paddies, with staggering quantities of water. Microbes known as archaea multiply in the wet, oxygen-poor conditions, releasing methane.