Pesticides, Not Mites, Cause Honeybee Colony Collapse

Researchers racing to find the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which has been killing off honeybees in much of the U.S. and Europe, are zeroing in on the culprit. And — surprise — mites are apparently no longer suspects. But cold winters may be accomplices to the crime.
Studying colonies of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) at three locations in central Massachusetts during the 2012-13 winter, researchers found that two widely-used pesticides were directly responsible for the hive ab

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Paul Kwon is a concept artist at Riot Games, and when he’s not busy creating League of Legends champ

Paul Kwon is a concept artist at Riot Games, and when he’s not busy creating League of Legends champions and skins, he creates fan-art of other video game characters—like this superb piece, featuring Midna’s both forms from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The finished pic, in its full glory, is below.

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JohnnyExpress: The Most HILARIOUS Animated Sci-Fi Short Ever [Video]

There are all sorts of Aliens living throughout space. Johnny is a Space Delivery Man who travels to different planets to deliver packages. Johnny is lazy and his only desire is to sleep in his autopilot spaceship. when the spaceship arrives at the destination, all he has to do is simply deliver the box. However, […]

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