bee decline linked to pesticides

Scientists have been alarmed and puzzled by declines in bee populations in the United States and other parts of the world. They have suspected that pesticides are playing a part  but to date their experiments have yielded conflicting wierd results. In Thursdays issue of the journal Science two teams of researchers published studies suggesting that low levels of a common pesticide can have significant effects on bee colonies.One experiment conducted by french researchers says that chemicals for honeybees brains making it harder for them to find their way home. The other study by british scientists suggests that they keep bumblebees from supplying their hives with enough food to produce new queens.

Hiker says bear stopped mountain lion attack

A California man said a bear saved him from an attack by a mountain lion while he was hiking in Butte County earlier this week. But officials are skeptical of the story, which has been picked up by the national media in recent days.State fish and game officials are invesigating but have raised doubts about whether the man's attack was really at the hands of a lion.Robert Biggs whos 69 said he was walking along trails near Paradise about 90 miles north of Sacramento when he saw a bear and her cub. He said he watched the pair for a while, then turned to leave.“I was bent over, going up the trail, and something jumped on my back and knocked me to my knees and I turned around, and it was a mountain lion.I had a rock in my right hand, and I come around and swing and hit him in the side of the head and it made a big screeching sound. And I come back to swing again, and I come around, and just about half way there, I see this dark figure grabbing the neck of the mountain lion and tearing it down the ground behind me”.

Anthony Davis of Kentucky wins player of the year

Anthony Davis is The Associated Presses college basketball Player of the Year the first Kentucky player and second freshman to win the award.He received 43 votes Friday from the 65member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. Balloting was done before the NCAA tournament.The 6-foot-10 player from Chicago is the Southeastern Conferences Player, Freshman  of the year and Defensive Player of the Year. He averaged 14.3 points 10.0 rebounds and 4.6 blocks and shot 64.2 percent. His block total is a school record and third best for a freshman.Kevin Durant from  Texas in 2007 is the only other freshman to win the award.Thomas Robinson from Kansas was second with 20 votes  and Draymond Green from Michigan State received the other two votes.

" Walmart of weed" opening in DC

A company called the " walmart of weed" is putting down its roots in dc. Just blocks from the white house and federal buildings, a company that candidly caters to medical marijuana growers is opening up its first outlet on the east coast the opening of the weGrow store on March 30 in Washington coincides with the first  step in devolping a city law allowing residents with certain medical conditions to purchase pot.Some people say its like supplying gold miners with pick axes, weGrow sees itself providing the necessary tools to pioneers of a "green rush" which some project could reach nearly $9 billion within the next five years. "The more that businesses start to push the envelope by showing that this is a legitimate industry, the further we're going to be able to go in changing peoples minds" said weGrow founder Dhar Mann.

Chris Singleton says he'll buy 10,000 in megamillions tickets

Chris Singleton a rookie forward for the Washington Wizards tweeted on thursday saying: I'm about to drop 10000 on the lottery and cross my fingers #imhalfwaytoabillionareifiwin".The Mega Millions lottery jackpot prize  is at a record $500 million. Apparently that makes some people who ordinarily would not throw their money away on a small chance to get rich to suddenly throw their money away on an extremely small chance to get rich.He didnt appear to be joking.You guys are already rich” one follower said.“If I get richer, I will change the world for the better” Singleton said.

NASA shows moons evolution 4.5 billion years ago

Two new NASA videos use the latest close up imagery of the moon from the Lunar  Orbiter to reveal Earth's natural satellite in a whole new light.One video zooms over the moon to reveal its most prominent features. Imagery from the spacecraft shows these lunar highlights in high-resolution detail, revealing deep craters, towering mountains, and even leftover equipment at the NASAs apollo mean landing sites.The second video uses lunar images to animate the history of the moon from its formation around 4.5 billion years ago through today.Both videos were created by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter team at NASAs  goddard space center in in Greenbelt Md in honor of the probes 1,000th day in orbit. LRO was launched June 18 2009 from Cape Canaveral Florida.

New species of frog discovered in NYC

The  green critter was for years mistaken as belonging to a widespread variety of the leopard frog. But now scientists realize this is new."For a new species to go unrecognized in this area is amazing," UCLA biologist Brad Shaffer said Wednesday.New York is surrounded by wetlands and other naturefilled areas. But this latest urban creature appears to have chosen one of the grittiest corners as the center of its habitat: Yankee Stadium in the Bronx."Many amphibians are secretive and very hard to find, but these frogs are pretty obvious animals" said the bioligist.This shows that even in the largest city in the U.S there are still new and important species waiting to be discovered.

Biologists have uncovered a new species of frog in   New York’s concrete jungle.

Major changes coming to google search

Google is working on the most drastic overhaul of its search technology in its history the wall street journal reported.the journal alleged that this update will help make Google search to rely heavily on technology called "semantic search which taps into the actual meaning of words. But  it will not ditch the current keyword based search, which determines the usefulness of a site based on items like the words it uses, how often other sites link to it, among other stuff. Google Search would also display more facts and answer direct questions at the top of the page  instead of just presenting links to other sites.

Dwight Howard wants to stay with magic for now

The trade deadline is here. And unless Dwight Howard changes his mind by Thursday afternoon, the franchise that lost Shaquille O’Neal could very well send packing another once in a generation big man by the end of the day.Howard lost Wednesday night what might have been his last game with Orlando. He told the front office before tipoff that he wants the right to be a free agent this summer, a decision that may weaken Orlando’s hesitation to trade their superstar.Howard wants the Magic to gamble that he willstay, and not trade him by the 3 pm deadline.They took a chance on me at 18, when everybody else said, No dont do it said Howard, who the Magic drafted with the top pick out of high school in 2004. “They look stupid at first, but look now. It’s the same situation. That’s it. I understand their situation. I understand mine too.

US reaches agreement to hand over detention center to afghan

 a US run detention center housing 3,000 people will move to Afghan control under a important agreement signed Friday that smooths the way toward a larger agreement on the United States' future role in the country.The agreement, which calls for the transfer of power from U.S. forces to Afghanistan over six months, removes one key  point from negotiations over a lesser agreement on the role of the United States in Afghanistan after foreign combat troops withdraw in 2014.In November a grand assembly of Afghan elders, endorsed the continued presence of U.S forces after combat operations, but only if the countries could agree on the transfer of prisoners, an end to night raids and eliminating immunity for U.S. troops accused of committing crimes in Afghanistan

Can a youtube video stop a international killer

A video of Kony 2012 went viral and already has 30 million views and has spread across the media everywere. The company who released the video the website related to the video had 2.4 million Facebook likes. At this hour, Uganda was still trending on Twitter, three days in. The YouTube video had 400,000 comments on it today. A lot of people think its just the power of social media but wonder how you can stop such a elusive international killer like Kony.The group carefully planned the launch of the video, targeted high-profile, highly social-networked celebrities to spread the word, and had a website that didn't crash when their strategy worked.

gas drilling caused earthquakes in Ohio

The state department of natural resources announced the tough new brine injection regulations because of the reports findings on the well in Youngstown, which it said were based on a number of coincidental circumstances.

A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost positively induced by injection of gas drilling wastewater into the earth, state regulators said Friday when they announced a series of tough new rules for drillers.part of the new regulations areWell operators must submit more comprehensive geological data when requesting a drill site, and the chemical makeup of all drilling wastewater must be tracked electronically.

Dolphins hoping for a sit down with peyton

Since being released by the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday it has been reported that 12 teams expressed interest in signing Manning. That list has been narrowed down to a couple of teams, and a source said the Miami Dolphins are in that mix. The dolphins are in a huge need for a quarterback and a lot of celebritys are supporting it such as Lebron James and Dwayne wade from the miami heat. Some people think that former colts reciever reggie wayne and former center jeff saturday would join Peyton in south beach. The dolphins must first examine Peytons medical history since he missed all of last season and has 4 neck surgerys since last year.

A retired Pakistani army officer has written an unpublished report based on his own research that offers some new claims into the last years of Osama bin Ladens life  according to a report.Shaukat Qadir who is 62, a former infantry commander, spent thousands of dollars of his own money and eight months of investigation putting together a report because he was suspicious of official explanations of bin Laden's life and death the new york times reports. Part of the guys claims were that Osama's wife said that he had a kidney transplant in 2002. Another wife of his said that he shaved his beard to disquise himself as a Pushitin tribal elder while traveling from safehouse to safehouse.

4 year old boy found in 30 foot hole

State police in New Mexico said the body of a young kid has been recovered from a narrow, deep hole in Carlsbad.Spokesman Robert Mcdonald said police confirm the body is 4year old Samuel Jones, who disappeared Saturday from his southeastern New Mexico home.A New Mexico newspaper reported that officers reached the kid at about 6:30 a.m. Recovery efforts began Sunday afternoon, with a large tracked excavator, along with metal shoring typically used in pipeline construction projects. A specialized search and rescue team from Roswell went to Carlsbad to oversee the operations. They did a house to house search and a detective found a 14 inch whole.

Suicide Bomber attacks afgan base

A suicide bomber tried Monday to breach an outer gate of the giant U.S run installation north of Afghanistans capital.The attack killed two Afghan laborers who were leaving the base, the provincial governor said.The Taliban claimed responsibility in a text message sent to journalists, but the claim could not be immediately verified. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a number of violent incidents that took place as riots rocked the country last month over what U.S. officials have called the supposed burning of copies of the Muslim holy book quran in  Bagram. Although the rioting ended nearly a week ago the effects are still being felt.

Deron Williams scores 57 as Nets beats Bobcats

Deron Williams' eyes grew a little wider when he realized the   bobcats werent going to double team him on the pick and roll.It's something he hadn't seen all season."Im used to getting doubleteamed on those," Williams said. "It's kind of refreshing not to be".Williams took full advantage, scoring a franchise-record 57 points to lift the New Jersey Nets to a 104-101 win against the Charlotte Bobcats. Thats the most points scored in the NBA this season  and broke Mike Newlin and Ray Williams.It was the second-most points scored against the Bobcats, one shy of Kobe Bryants 58 in 2006.Williams, who came into the game averaging 21.7 points per game.