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Videos Show Ants Amputating Nest Mates’ Legs to Save Their Lives
New York Times· 1 day agoThe life of a Florida carpenter ant can be brutal. Combat can leave the ants with leg injuries. In the journal Current Biology, on Tuesday, researchers report that the ants bite off the injured limbs of their nest mates to prevent infection.
The house that played a part in the grisly execution of a duke
Daily Echo· 5 days agoThe house is named Monmouth House in honour of James, Duke of Monmouth, who was confined within its walls after his unsuccessful uprising in 1685. In this location, the unacknowledged offspring ...
Does the cat die in A Quiet Place: Day One?
Games Radar· 6 days agoWhen you see a cat or dog in the trailer for a horror movie, it’s impossible not to get a little nervous. A Quiet Place: Day One, a prequel to the John...
Opinions on P.E.I.'s unofficial boundaries are all over the map
CBC via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoThis story is from this week's episode of the CBC podcast Good Question, P.E.I. Listen here.Good...
A Culture War Erupted Over U.K. Stately Homes. Who Won?
New York Times· 2 days agoA battle over the history of Britain’s prized country houses offers a window into the national mood...
180,000 bees found in bedroom ceiling of Inverness house
BBC News· 7 days agoIt is believed the bees had lived for several years above the plasterboard ceiling in a spare...
Ants perform limb amputations on injured comrades to save their lives
Reuters· 1 day agoLimb amputations are performed by surgeons when a traumatic injury such as a wound from war or a vehicle accident causes major tissue destruction or in instances of serious infection or disease ...
Keep your distance: Saltee islands seabirds feel the effects of human intrusion on their habitat
The Irish Times· 6 days agoArrive in Kilmore Quay in south Wexford on almost any day in May or June and you’ll see small groups...
Plan Bee: 180,000 bees rescued from roof of Inverness home | ITV News
ITV.com· 6 days agoThree hives, 180,000 bees, and a whole lot of honey, is what a beekeeper found when he was called to...
Overlooked No More: Otto Lucas, ‘God in the Hat World’
New York Times· 5 days agoTo many fashionable women in the mid-20th century, no hat was worth wearing unless it was made by...