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Conservation, Wildlife & Flora, Aug 19th, 2010,
A study by the University of Worcester in England and Britain’s National Trust has found the bees that live in towns and cities eat a more varied diet than those living in rural locations. Country bees rely mostly on monocrop farms, while urban and suburban bees have a wider range of flowers to feed on. From a BBC News report: Hives from Kensington Palace in London showed evidence of eucalyptus and elderberry, while suburban sites such as those around the University of Worcester – where the researchers who carried out the study work – showed a rich mix including lily,…
Tags: BBC, bee, Bee Part of It, Britain, country, flower, National Trust, oilseed rape, rural, suburban, University, urban, Worcester
Climate Change, Videos & Documentaries, May 8th, 2010,
Flooding from severe storms in the US states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi resulted in death and destruction last weekend. Tennessee was hardest hit, with the country music capital of Nashville receiving the most media attention. From an Associated Press report: Nashville, where the Grand Ole Opry flooded along with parts of the downtown, has been the focus since weekend storms killed at least 30 people in three states, 20 of them in Tennessee. But the record-shattering torrential rains that pushed the Cumberland River out of its banks to flood the tourist spots also pushed the rivers and creeks throughout Middle…
Tags: country, flooding, music, Nashville, storms, Tennessee, US
