Tree bumblebees are something of a success. They were virtually unknown in the UK twenty years ago, but now have made it up to the Scottish borders. They are the only bumblebee that nests above groun… (View Post)

Terrible year for moths as well. And moths do much of the heavy lifting on pollination. Not that they get much credit. It's always bloody bees this, bees that... (They travel further than bees w… (View Post)

To take up a Cabinet position? (View Post)

File under "What do they know?" "Gene Hackman joined the Pasadena Playhouse in California, where he befriended another aspiring actor, Dustin Hoffman. Already seen as outsiders by thei… (View Post)

Add in The Conversation, Reds, Postcards from the Edge, A Bridge Too Far, Get Shorty... (View Post)