Honeybees have been declining in population by alarming levels recently and so an analysis of dead bee in hives in Indiana have been researched and recorded over the last 2 years. The results have shown that a lot of the dead bees showed the presence of neonicotinoid insecticides which is a chemical that is most [...]
Read more →
The buzz in bug science has gone Hollywood: recently a handful of celebs were honoured with namesake creatures, including the Robert Redford horse fly—named as such for its robust golden body. A few years ago, Stephen Colbert got a card in the mail that read: “What has six legs and is way cooler than a [...]
Read more →
Once on the brink of extinction, one of the United States’ most revered national symbols, the bald eagle is thriving again. During the 1980’s there was only one nesting bald eagle pair in Southern New Jersey. Nevertheless, with the ban on the pesticide DDT that led to the sharp decline of the eagle’s population, along [...]
Read more →
The video below is a feature from Global News in British Columbia, Canada, about an increase in the deaths of Trumpeter Swans in Judson Lake, Abbotsford. Years of duck hunting has resulted in a large collection of lead shot at the bottom of Judson Lake, and a recent decrease in the lake’s water level has [...]
Read more →
Being green is still a relatively new philosophy; so much so, that there is still ample opportunity to both create new and improve upon existing home, lifestyle, style and technology products that focus on environmentally-smart form and function. Throughout 2011 we saw industry and innovation that turned up the aesthetic and performance notches on basic [...]
Read more →
This video has been making the rounds but if you haven’t seen it, it’s worth checking out: A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Makes [...]
Read more →
As many already know, this week marked the birth of the 7 billionth person living on Earth, and the momentous event has spurred a lot of questions: is a population of 7 billion too many? How are we going to manage our resources, water, and food? At this rate, how soon will we hit 8 [...]
Read more →
For all of us that enjoy the great outdoors, and the vast range of activities on offer out there, it is vital that we understand how to keep ourselves safe, and also how to safeguard the outdoor environment we want to play in through conservation. Leave only footprints, take only photographs, keep only memories. The [...]
Read more →
This video of the tsunami that hit Japan on March 11 2011 has been making the rounds online, but if you haven’t seen it yet it is definitely worth checking out. The official description of the video is as follows: Yu Muroga is a Japanese driver. It was his tour took place when the earthquake [...]
Read more →
A cargo ship leaking oil off the New Zealand coast is putting marine wildlife at risk, including penguins, seals, whales, and birds. The ship is rapidly leaking its fuel cargo, including 1,700 tonnes of oil and 200 tonnes of diesel, which are now even beginning to wash on shore. As weather in the area worsens, [...]
Read more →