Gwen Pearson Science Royal Jelly Isn’t What Makes a Queen Bee a Queen Bee There’s no place like comb: two future honey bee queens developing on a bed of royal jelly. …
Nick Stockton Science Mutant Plants Suck Toxic TNT (Yes, That TNT) Out of Soil You love explosions, I love explosions, everybody loves explosions. Well…explosions where nobody gets hurt and nothing …
Dyckia conceicionensis O.B.C. Ribeiro & Leme, sp. nov. (Figs. 1-5, 5 A-F) J Brom Soc 65(1): 14-27. 2015 This new species is closely related to Dyckia brachyphylla L.B. Sm., differing …
India gets world’s first 100% solar-powered airport Cochin, Kerala boasts a 12 MW solar farm. Where better to spread energy awareness? By: Sami Grover August 25, 2015, 1:56 p.m. The …
Disteganthus morii Aguirre-Santoro & Michelang., sp. nov. Brittonia 67(3): 233-242. 2015 Type: Suriname. Sipaliwini: Trail to Saramaca river, about 2.5 km E of Rudi Kappel airstrip, 3°47’13.7″N, 56°7’30.3″W, 315 m, …
Remarkable timelapse of Mt Kenya BBC Earth films atop Africa’s second highest mountain 18 August 2015 Enchanted Kingdom At high altitude in Africa, a BBC Earth film crew went to …
Enigma of the trees that resist wildfires By Alejandra Martins BBC Mundo 1 September 2015 Scientists are investigating whether the trees could provide a buffer zone to hinder the spread …
gatesnotes The blog of Bill Gates Who Will Suffer Most From Climate Change? (Hint: Not You) [embedplusvideo height=”395″ width=”650″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1Oe5SgH” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/CyXyy8aFEqY?fs=1&vq=hd720″ vars=”ytid=CyXyy8aFEqY&width=650&height=395&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=1&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep1452″ /] By Bill Gates September 1, …
Warming Oceans Putting Marine Life ‘In a Blender’ A lobsterman threw back a lobster near Mount Desert, Me. in 2012. The catch in the area has reached record highs. Credit …
Exploring the ‘Island of Lemurs: Madagascar’ [embedplusvideo height=”283″ width=”650″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1LVWb99″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/6eaTBoqpNEg?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=6eaTBoqpNEg&width=650&height=283&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep8644″ /] Filmmakers got creative, even used a hot air balloon, to capture incredible footage for IMAX …