Seven years ago, we warned that this was happening in France: a particular pesticide called “Gaucho” was causing bees to fly away from their hives to forage, only to disappear. The speculation was that they were becoming disoriented and were unable to find their way back to the hive?something unheard of in these insects. This may be one reason for the disappearance of bees here in the US too, since the same pesticide is being sprayed on corn, and corn is displacing other crops in order to produce ethanol.
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An unusual swarm of earthquakes has been going on off the coast of Oregon. The same thing happened 3 years ago. This is something that often occurs before a volcano erupts, except there are no volcanoes in the area. How can scientists spot underwater quakes? They LISTEN, using underwater microphones.

There have been over 600 quakes recently, and seismologists don’t understand what’s going on. They think the quakes could be cuased by molten rock pulling away from the earthquake faults on the ocean floor off the coast.

Art credit: gimp-savvy.com
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For the first time ever, Dreamland is holding a festival. All of our hosts will be there, and we hope to see you there too! We have posted a Dreamland Special conversation between Anne Strieber and William Henry, during which William tells us why Nashville, where the conference is being held, is such a magical place. This is the first time the whole Dreamland crew has come together for a weekend of adventure, so be sure and sign up today!Tickets are $25 off for a limited time only and subscribers have a coupon to gives them an EXTRA $25 off! The theme of the festival is High Strangeness, and all of our resident experts will be presenting over the course of the weekend. Keep reading to find out how to sign up.
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He will also be signing books in CA on May 3rd! – UPDATE: Keep reading to download first few pages of Whitley’s new graphic novel! Starting at 11 pm Pacific, on Thursday April 17, Whitley Strieber will be on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, talking about his new graphic novel The Nye Incidents, which is based on REAL events. His collaborator Craig Spector will be there too. This will be one of the hottest “Coasts” of the year, so don’t miss it! Both Whitley and Craig will be signing books at Dark Delicacies bookstore in Burbank, CA starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 3rd. Anne Strieber will also be there and she’d love to meet everyone!Click here to see a preview of the Nye Incidents.read more