CarolynEveryone calm down, there is no “bee-pocalypse”verified_publisherQuartz - Shawn ReganThe media is abuzz once again with stories about dying bees. According to a new report from the USDA, scientists have been unable to pinpoint the cause of colony collapse disorder (CCD), the mysterious affliction causing honey bees to disappear from their hives. Possible factors include parasites, …
CarolynFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoExtinct lizard named after The Doors' singer Jim Morrisonbbc.co.uk - By Melissa HogenboomA newly described 6ft lizard that roamed South East Asia from 36-40 million years ago has been named after The Doors singer Jim Morrison. The choice of name Barbaturex morrisoni is a play on the late frontman's epithet "The Lizard King". Higher temperatures at the time are thought to have helped the …
