“Let me see what I can do.” I knew Gordon would understand. My father, however, would be a little harder to convince. A letter, I decided, felt right. Gordon, of course, supported it.A couple of weeks later, Karen received a phone call from Dad. “So where do I go to get ...
What if bees die out? Just in case they do, Japanese scientists have created a mini drone (无人机) to pollinate (给……授粉) plants, just like bees, reports CNN. The drone has a piece of horsehair with gel (凝胶) on it. The gel lets the drone go from flower to flower, picking ...
What if bees die out?Just in case they do, Japanese scientists have created a mini drone(无人机) to pollinate(给… …授) plants, 1 .The drone has a piece of horsehair with gel(胶) on it. _2_, picking up and dropping off pollen grains(花粉粒). However, it's still a meaningful ...
Across the pond, the Herd helped ordain Peter Frampton as a ‘60s teen idol. Their 1966 debut album spawned three Top 20 hits in the U.K.: “From the Underworld,”“Paradise Lost” and “I Don’t Want Our Loving to Die.” So popular was the band - and so beloved was their frontm...
Oh when I'm feeling sad, I probably buy a little bit of wine and often something to wear. I find that a bit ofretail therapywhen I'm sad usuallydoes the trickat the time, so it makes me feel better. But I do find...
On a few islands, there are small, desert-like strips of sandy soil covered in a patchwork of colourful wildflowers, full of bees and butterflies. Here, among the purple thyme and yellow kidney vetch, I discover colonies of the UK’s smallest butterfly – the small blue. This incredibly ...
Louisiana does not lack great destinations for field trips that children and even parents love. It's got to be exhausting to go on field trips with kids if the place you are visiting isn't very exciting. We do not have that problem in Louisiana!
Bird experts will tell you the male cardinal (they are the brighter red of the sexes) is actually coming at his own reflection in the window, and stopping this can be quite difficult.K-State has some adviceon how to do that, with solutions ranging from applying decals to simply closing ...
What to do with Montbretia after flowering? Remove wilted flowersas they die off, but keep the leaves until the very end of their yellowing, usually until September. Montbretia leaves must be kept connected to the roots for the plant to build up its stocks for the following blooming. No...
if they do use such insecticides, they may have no honeybees —— permanently. On balance, however, the latter is by far the greater evil, for pollination is the bees greatest gift to mankind, greater than the honey in the honeycomb; if the bees are eradicated, man will surly face disas...