Bees/Bats/Birds/Bugs


MIDWAY: A Film by Chris Jordan

Source:  daneldon.org Published: March 19, 2013 Posted by admin The MIDWAY film project is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. On one of the remotest islands on our planet, tens of thousands of baby albatrosses...

Bees and Math

Source: sites.google.com Published: February 26, 2013 Bees…by virtue of a certain geometrical forethought…know that the hexagon is greater than the square and the triangle, and will hold more honey for the same expenditure of material. — Pappus of Alexandria Bees have...

Woodpecker Inspires Cardboard Bike Helmet

Source: bbc.com Published: January 16, 2013 Many cyclists wouldn’t leave home without a helmet – but it’s a piece of kit that doesn’t offer as much protection as some cyclists might think. The way a woodpecker is able to protect itself from long bouts of head banging...

Oriental Hornet: Expert Solar Power Harvester

Source: alternative-energy-news.info Published: April 29, 2012 Do you know who is the most competent solar power expert, according to a research team from Tel Aviv University?  It is the humble common Oriental hornet found in our gardens! Much to the astonishment of...