Ancient Beehives discovered!

Ok, something happy to end the day with:
“Amihai Mazar, Eleazar L. Sukenik Professor of Archaeology at the Hebrew University, revealed that the first apiary (beehive colony) dating from the Biblical period has been found in excavations he directed this summer at Tel Rehov in Israel’s Beth Shean Valley…..It dates from the 10th to early [...]

Interesting Science Job news

A new study mentioned in this week’s Nature caught my eye–

“Molly Schmid and Helen Liu looked at the 3,790 jobs that were open in July at the top five revenue-generating drug companies (Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi- Aventis, Merck and Johnson & Johnson) and the top four biotechnology firms (Amgen, Genentech, Biogen IDEC and Genzyme). The results [...]

Bad Gorilla news

Usually I write about smaller animals, but it’s hard not to find this depressing:
“Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of large parts of the Virunga National Park, home to rare mountain gorillas. The move has raised fears for the fate of the gorillas. Only 700 remain - half of which are [...]

An awesome Canadian Science Fair Site

The Virtual Science Fair
“The Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair is an annual online science and technology contest open to all Canadian students in grades K-12. Founded in 1999, the goal is to provide a direction and motivation for students and teachers to make the very best use of computer/Internet technology while developing positive attitudes [...]