Although there have been occasional articles concerning "colony collapse disorder" (CCD) in domestic bee hives it doesn't seem to have risen to serious public concern. It may in fact impact our lives (and bank accounts) in a more critical manner than realized. With the rapidly growing population it seems unwise to ignore any threat to the food supply.

Albert Einstein said, "if the bee disappeared off…

Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, which is led by Fred Phelps, plan to picket Comic-Con in San Diego.

The “Reverend” Phelps states…

The spill – a slick more than 130 miles long and 70 miles wide – threatens hundreds of species of wildlife, including birds, dolphins, and the fish, shrimp, oysters and crabs that make the Gulf Coast one of the nation's most abundant sources of seafood.…

The Iceland volcano with the easy to remember name, Eyjafjallajökull, is still spewing ash into the atmosphere. It has paralyzed European air travel; many airlines are losing 10's of millions of dollars daily. There are now some strong indicators that the cloud will find its way into US and Canadian air…

The mayor of a town in Malta has called for a "phallic" sculpture displayed close to the main airport to be removed ahead of the Pope's visit this weekend.

Mayor John Schembri described the art work as "vulgar and embarrassing" saying it should go "as a sign of respect" for Pope Benedict XVI.…

The body that decides on the availability of new web addresses will reconsider the case for allowing .xxx on Friday in Nairobi (Mar. 19th). Although the suffix, aimed at adult websites, had previously been approved, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), reversed that decision in 2007…

This is rich. Some drunk in England passed out and left a pan of bacon cooking on the stove; when he awoke (came to) he discovered another sign that Jeebus works miracles every day. For there in his pan of burnt bacon was the image of our saviour.

Considering the uncountable instances of human suffering that abounds in the world, it's a bit…

I have a harder time each day seeing Israel's as America's staunch ally in the Middle East. After humiliating the VP of the United States during his visit by further expansion of Jewish settlements into Palestinian territory – a policy that every administration since Reagan's has opposed.…

If we don't halt population growth with justice and compassion, it will be done for us by nature, brutally and without pity - and will leave a ravaged world.…