Hmm… this story appeared on one of my CCD RSS feeds this morning:
Thousands of Seabirds Found Dead in Southeastern U.S
Excerpts (my emphasis in bold):
From all appearances, the birds are starving to death. But no one can say exactly why. “Some feel it’s a natural phenomenon,” Watson says, but he has doubts. “I think the thing [...]
I just read the craziest suggestion ever to explain colony collapse disorder
Do you think that the sun changing magnetic poles affected bees?
Or is it?
As I was saying, I’m not so sure that electromagnetic radiation should be so easily dismissed as a possible cause of colony collapse disorder (CCD).
Colony collapse disorder is another issue I blabber about to anyone who will listen. I remember the first time I heard about it was on the way to work in an interview with May Berenbaum (Go Illini!!) on NPR.
Bee Deaths, Loss of Navigation Cause Concern
The first thought that ran through my head was the possible [...]
