Bee highways: how they work and why we need them: Miles of bee highways are being linked up around the UK. Shutterstock Hundreds of miles of bee highways are being created across the UK to halt the drastic decline in the insect’s population. The public is currently being encouraged to leave their lawns untouched for …
Hedgehog highways: what are they and how to help build one: hedgehogsshutterstock Britain’s urban hedgehog populations are stabilising after decades of worrying decline, although numbers in the countryside are still falling, a new report has found. Gaps under boundary fences, known as “hedgehog highways”, are being heralded as a key driver in this improvement for …
South Africa in the news: How Banks Can Lose Billion to Cybercash Highways: The latest buzzword in the world of digital money is “Model 3,” a moniker for information highways on which funds will zip from one country to another. Banks ought to worry. Their cross-border …: “South Africa” – BingNews Lizelle Lee guides South …
A nice Paternoster image: Image from page 27 of “Highways and byways in Surrey” (1921) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: highwaysbyways00park Title: Highways and byways in Surrey Year: 1921 (1920s) Authors: Parker, Eric, 1870-1955 Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920 Subjects: Surrey (England) — Description and travel Publisher: London : Macmillan and co., limited Contributing Library: …
A cool Kings Beach image: Image from page 302 of “Highways and byways in Devon and Cornwall” (1897) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: highwaysbywaysi00norw Title: Highways and byways in Devon and Cornwall Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Norway, Arthur H. (Arthur Hamilton), 1859-1938 Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920 Subjects: Publisher: London : MacMillan …
Bacteria and viruses are travelling the world on highways in the sky: Jag_cz/Shuttestock Microbes are the truly dominant group of lifeforms. These invisible pieces of biogenic matter have been running Earth’s affairs for billions of years. Plants and animals popped up as the by-products of microbial mergers relatively recently in our planet’s history. Understanding microbes …
Old laws in Rhode Island govern dueling, horses on highways: In this Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, file photo, wild rockweed seaweed grows on the coast of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Rhode Island House Majority Whip John Edwards is taking aim at archaic laws that are holdovers from the past. : Weird News Have you tried: Travelling …