Saturday, January 8, 2011

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEES TO LIFE....

a strange phenomenon fell upon honeybee hives across the country. Without a trace, millions of bees vanished from their hives, leaving billions of dollars of crops at risk and potentially threatening our food supply. The epidemic set researchers scrambling to discover why honeybees were dying in record numbers — and to stop the epidemic in its tracks before it spread further.

WATCH IT HERE

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

40,000 'devil' crabs wash up on Kent coast after dying from hypothermia in freezing sea



Thousands of dead crabs have washed up along the Kent coast, with environmental experts believing the cold weather in Britain is to blame. The Velvet swimming crabs - also called devil crabs - are thought to be victims of Britain's coldest December in 120 years, which left sea temperatures much lower than average. More than 40,000 of the crabs - Britain's largest swimming crab - are littering beaches around Thanet, along with smaller numbers of whelks, sponges and anemones.

FULL ARTICLE HERE

Tuesday, January 4, 2011