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500 Million Bees Have Already Died In Brazil Within Three Months

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:04:52 +0300

Being significant contributors to the reproduction of various plants, bees are one of the most integral pollinators in nature. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), bees are responsible for pollinating 75% of the world’s crops. However, they are rapidly dying. Within a 3-month period, Brazil has lost over 500 million bees, leaving the future of our food in question.

Japanese Experiment That Took Half A Century Ended In Amazing Tree ‘Crop Circles’

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:31:01 +0300

Crop circles are a staple of the conspiracy theory crowd, with the artistic creations in cereal fields often attributed to UFO landings, or intricate forms of Alien communication. So imagine the excitement some must’ve felt when photos of incredible geometric designs emerged in a forest in Japan recently, not from some squashed wheat, but from large, mature Japanese cedar trees.