Scientists have taken note that some pesticides on seed coating and soybean seeds are actually deadly for bees, even harming or killing large populations. Because of this, the Governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton, has issued an order to limit the use of these particular pesticides, known as neonicotinoids. [1]
A new study at the University of Cambridge has found that certain viruses that affect plants can actually help the plants attract more bees for pollination. In turn, the plant yields more seeds, making the virus helpful for evolutionary growth and the continuation of the plant’s survival.
Corps can’t void the warranty for jailbreaking your phone; an Italian chef shows what can be done with Olympics-sized waste; and one city is divesting from a company that tortures people.
Corps can’t void the warranty for jailbreaking your phone; an Italian chef shows what can be done with Olympics-sized waste; and one city is divesting from a company that tortures people.
Toxic dust, Roundup piss and millennial men + this day in history w/Fantasmagorie and our song of the day by Flyying Colours on your Morning Monarchy for August 17, 2016.
The number of Zika cases spread by mosquito bites in Florida has risen to 25, and with the number expected to rise further, airplanes have been flying over Miami spraying naled, a neurotoxic insecticide which kills adult mosquitoes. Some scientists are warning that naled may be more dangerous than the Zika virus itself.
Prescription gardening, magic mushrooms and surplus cheese and + this day in history w/Mount St. Helens eruption and our song of the day by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on your Morning Monarchy for May 18, 2016.
Healthy soil contains billions of tiny microorganisms that help plants to thrive and our food supply to remain abundant. A paper, published in Nature Communications, used large-scale data comparisons of soil from 78 global drylands and from 179 locations across Scotland to study diversity of soil microbiota. The researchers found that diversity is absolutely imperative for supporting ecosystems.
The LA Times' must've been high to get punked by the Yes Men; Federal court affirms the Supreme's decision on a warrant to look at your phone; and a Chicago college converts its football field into something useful.
The LA Times' must've been high to get punked by the Yes Men; Federal court affirms the Supreme's decision on a warrant to look at your phone; and a Chicago college converts its football field into something useful.
