Author Archives: Bob ll

Massive die-offs of honeybees have taken place in Central Valley almond groves. While insecticides and fungicides aren’t harmful to bees on their own, an airborne mixture is lethal. Source: Study: Pesticide Mixture the Culprit in Almond Grove Bee Die-Offs This … Continue reading →

Foreign ministry says China is ‘ready to work with the international community to protect wildlife and curb international trade’. Source: Beijing backs jail term for Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ Yang Fenglan in Tanzania The butchering of elephants for their Ivory is … Continue reading →

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported this week that in 2018 it issued so-called “emergency” approvals to spray sulfoxaflor—an insecticide the agency considers “very highly toxic” to bees—on more than 16 million acres of crops known to attract bees. Source: … Continue reading →

A team of scientists from Germany’s University of Tübingen has discovered a novel and unusual sugar molecule that shows great potential as a natural herbicide. It is harmless to animals and humans but can effectively disrupt the growth of various … Continue reading →

Wildlife officials in Tennessee are implementing an emergency plan after at least 13 cases of chronic wasting disease were discovered in deer. Source: Deer disease found in Tennessee counties I realize that I have “Spread the Good News” and “Permaculture” … Continue reading →

Source: New discovery pushes origin of feathers back by 70 million years Have I mentioned that I love dinosaurs ☺ http://www.puravidaaquatic.com/wordpress/?s=Dinosaur Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

Global team of scientists find ecosystem below earth that is twice the size of world’s oceans Source: Scientists identify vast underground ecosystem containing billions of micro-organisms There is just so much we don’t know about microbial ecology. Many people now … Continue reading →

“If we could knock down viruses in honey bee colonies, it could lead to greater health in other pollinators.” Source: A new study shows how mushrooms could save bees. Yes, mushrooms. Cool article, cool idea from a great guy. It … Continue reading →

I went looking for the latest information on Fukushima. How many of you are still watching Fukushima? The last I saw 6 months ago the radiation was still so intense that it “melted” the robot they were trying to send … Continue reading →

The Centers for Disease Control hasn’t reported any deaths in 2018 from acute flaccid myelitis, the polio-like illness which paralyzes healthy children, but CNN has learned of two children who passed away from the disease this year. Source: Parents accuse … Continue reading →