“Scientists discover winged spider!” What a headline! And what a picture! Everyone’s been talking about a discovery of a spider with wings on the internet over Christmas but, in case it’s passed you by, here’s the image in question http://redgage-photos.s3.amazonaws.com/definitely/qydfv8aube6g2xhf0qxloa2.jpg . Scary or what? Well, in case it’s not entirely apparent to you that it’s been thoroughly photoshopped, here’s the […]
Monthly Archives: January 2014
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EU Loves Bees
EU ♥ Bees An arcane rule of EU bureaucracy may have come to the rescue of the common European honeybee apis mellifera. The 27 member states of the European Union have been unable to agree whether neonicotinoid pesticides should be banned. After 2 inconclusive votes, the decision now passes (under EU administrative rules) to the […]
