ecology
Geek Out

This Bee Skyscraper Could Help Decimated Populations Thrive

Bees: they’ve had a tough couple of years. Between the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder and pesticide poisoning, the Department of Agriculture recently estimated that around 10 million hives have been lost over the past seven years.

12 July 2011

Science

California Deploys Wasp Army To Counter Apple Moth Threat

In the unceasing war between man and nature, the ranks of homo sapiens is about to use a dirty trick – using the natural world against itself. Californian agricultural officials are sending in wasps as instinctive mercenaries.

1 April 2011

Science

Arctic Ozone Levels Dropped By As Much As Half In Past Year

Check out the stark difference between these two satellite images, taken on March 19, 2010, and March 19, 2011. The left image shows much more ozone (in red) over the Arctic than the right image. What’s happened?

31 March 2011

Software

SciSpy App For iOS Lets You Practice Being A Real Ecologist

Do you believe, deep down, that it is your hidden calling to become a masterful ecologist? SciSpy, the Science Channel’s new app, lets you dabble in this field by allowing you to document the natural world around you—even if you don’t go any further than your own backyard.

23 October 2008

Cars

BioBot Makes Bio Diesel at Home!

You would think that making your own Bio Diesel at home would be a tough, multi-stepped procedure that has a few dangerous spots to misstep. Well before the BioBot, a system that makes Bio Diesel from old cooking oil, you would have been right. Unfortunately, after the BioBot, you would have been right, too. Here is their simple, 8+ step process to make gas at home. And don’t worry, that chemistry beaker is just for show!

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