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Honeybees abandoning hives and dying due to insecticide use

Posted in Science on 10th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Harvard study shows neonicotionoids are devastating colonies by triggerring colony collapse disorder.

Climate change may worsen summertime ozone pollution

Posted in Featured, Science on 7th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Americans face 70 percent increase in unhealthy ozone levels by 2050.

Agreement reached on deep sea mining

Posted in Business on 26th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

The project will extract ores of copper, gold and other valuable metals from a depth of 1,500m.

Drones Could Help Reduce Poaching in Kenya by 96 Per Cent

Posted in Science on 26th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

Drones will soon fill the skies above Kenya's 52 national parks and reserves, after a successful pilot program showed that they're very effective at stopping poachers.

Open-source "intelligent" beehives developed to tackle Colony Collapse Disorder

Posted in Science on 19th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

Bee colonies are in decline worldwide. This is a growing problem, and a number of theories and solutions are being explored.