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A dramatic drop in bee populations began in 2005, and a number of factors continue to create problems for this key pollinator to this day. Here is a history of the issue. 2005 Bees populations had been in decline before 1997, but in 2005 a steep drop-off began raising alarms among environmentalists and the agricultural workers who depend of honeybees to pollinate crops such as almond and fruit trees. This set off a “pollinator panic” that led to bees being imported to the U....

Build a Camping Rocket Stove from Leftover Food Cans LDSPrepper on YouTube/Video screen capture LifeHacker brought our attention to this really cool DIY rocket stove design. You just needs some tin cans, a pair of tin snippers and some vermiculite. Using four soup cans and a #10 can (like the size used for bulk stewed tomatoes or something), you can build this rocket stove which is powerful enough to cook a meal in minutes....

This is a series where I take my lectures presented as adjunct professor teaching sustainable design at Ryerson University School of Interior Design in Toronto, and distill them down to a sort of visual story of options. When people buy a home or apartment, they don’t have a lot of options. That’s why kitchen counters are so interesting; it’s one of the few places where people do have a lot of choice....

From the first moment that Ewan McGregor stepped out onto the stage to announce his Star Wars return with the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series, anticipation was high to see the iconic Jedi back in action. This excitement only grew after a rematch with Darth Vader was promised, particularly since Anakin Skywalker actor Hayden Christensen was coming back to play the part.Christensen played Skywalker in both Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, but only appeared as Darth Vader for a short period, and spent a matter of seconds in the legendary suit....

It’s time food manufacturers took responsibility for their own poor designs. British chip maker Walkers is being inundated with mail deliveries of its own packaging. An online petition with more than 312,000 signatures so far urges signers to mail their empty chip bags to Walkers as an act of protest against the bags’ non-recyclable design. As petition organizer Geraint Ashcroft explained, the majority of chip packets, made from metallized plastic, are not recyclable or compostable and have been found fully intact up to 33 years after consumption....

The changes associated with global warming are increasing the risk of flooding in coastal cities. The rise in sea levels has been leading to saltwater intrusion and infrastructure damage from storm surges. Intensifying rainfall events elevate the risk of urban flooding. At the same time, urban populations are growing, and the value of economic investments in cities is skyrocketing. Further complicating the situation, many coastal cities are experiencing subsidence, which is a lowering of the ground level....

Days before Hogwarts Legacy finally hits store shelves, the wizarding RPG has broken one of Twitch’s biggest records. Avalanche Software’s open-world Harry Potter adventure has been a hot-button topic as the title has approached its official release. The game has sparked controversy, as almost everything Wizarding World related does, with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling’s transphobic and hateful statements coming up yet again in conversations (something the game has directly addressed)....

Rotisserie chickens — those $5.99 (or less) already cooked birds that supermarkets sell — are a dinnertime favorite. The Wall Street Journal reports that Americans bought well over 600 million of them in 2017 alone, and the trend has been growing since. Our consumption of rotisserie chickens has only increased since they became a supermarket staple in the 1990s, yet their price hasn’t increased. Why? Because grocery stores don’t want to raise the price of this weeknight staple....

The ethical shopping label is facing new competition from companies opting to create their own certification programs. You probably know what the Fairtrade symbol looks like. It has a blue and yellow yin-yang, two halves separated by a black swoosh. It appears on coffee, tea, chocolate, bananas, dried fruit, and other tropical food products. For years, it has offered a mark of reassurance to shoppers that the product they’re buying comes from farmers who have been paid fairly for their work....

Possibly alluding to DC Comic’s Greatest Stories Ever Told series, James Gunn promised that the DC Universe will play the hits moving forward. Ever since Warner Bros. Discovery’s hiring of James Gunn and Peter Safran as the co-CEOs of DC Films in late October, there has been a buzz in the air for the blue brand. Gunn is not only a fan-favorite filmmaker for both DC and Marvel fans, but he is also one of the most transparent creatives in comic book movie history....

Paul Rudd is one of Marvel Studios’ biggest names still involved with the growing MCU, having most recently played Scott Lang/Ant-Man in last year’s What If…?. While he’s currently gearing up for his third solo movie, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, he also found his way into the first episode of Ms. Marvel on Disney+. Iman Vellani’s solo series is doubling as a tribute to the Avengers within the MCU thanks to Kamala Khan’s obsession with the team and her notable love for Carol Danvers....

Namor’s final scene in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever may have huge ramifications for Black Panther 3 and other MCU projects. Tenoch Huerta’s Namor has been a huge part of Wakanda Forever’s marketing, with the anti-hero/antagonist of the movie being featured in thrilling action scenes while also establishing the nation of Talocan. While some fans are comparing Namor to Aquaman, Huerta pointed out that “their motivations are the opposite” and that the “mythology [between the two] is different....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is just around the corner, meaning that fans will soon witness the returns of Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen as Stephen Strange and Wanda Maximoff, respectively. Following the events of WandaVision, Loki, and Spider-Man: No Way Home, Strange is tasked with exploring the Multiverse along with Scarlet Witch, Benedict Wong’s Wong, and Xochitl Gomez’s America Chavez. Leading up to the release of the film, new featurettes and short TV spots are being revealed on a near-daily basis....

After many years in the making, Obi-Wan Kenobi has officially kicked off on Disney+. The series, directed by Deborah Chow, follows Ewan McGregor as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi on Tatooine after the rise of the Galactic Empire. McGregor’s fellow castmates include Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader, Rupert Friend as the Grand Inquisitor, Moses Ingram as Reva, and Sung Kang as the Fifth Brother. While Star Wars projects have always been known for including top-tier actors such as Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, and Samuel L....

Prewett Bizley show how going Passivhaus increases comfort and quality for people who don’t worry about energy costs. Passivhaus, or Passive House, was originally all about saving energy and sets strict limits on heat loss and air infiltration. The very rich people in this world don’t worry much about energy costs, yet more and more of the nicest houses in the world are being built to Passivhaus standards. One incredible example is this Bloomsbury Town House in London, renovated by Prewett Bizley Architects....

Super Bowl LVII has now concluded and fans were treated to 11 full trailers for the biggest movies of 2023 during the Big Game!Watch the trailers for The Flash, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and many more below!Every Super Bowl Trailer In 20231.) Fast XUniversal Pictures officially unveiled a high-octane and action-packed new trailer for Fast X, the tenth entry to the long-running Fast and the Furious franchise led by Vin Diesel....

As Marvel Studios dives deeper into the depths of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4, its second new project will take a look into the MCU’s real world with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. After WandaVision largely focused on supernatural events and Wanda Maximoff’s reality-altering abilities, this next entry will cover a much more grounded story continuing from the Captain America legacy in this universe. Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan will face new challenges all across the globe after the presumed death of their close friend, Steve Rogers, who passed the Captain America mantle to Sam Wilson at the end of Avengers: Endgame....

Every January, as we build up to the big International Builders Show, there are a million stories about model homes and dream house plans, all many thousand square feet and full of many rooms serving so many different functions. The average American house is now over 2600 square feet and growing again. Fifty years ago, houses were a lot smaller. There was a lot of building going on, so the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (equivalent to the US Freddie Mac) prepared plan books to help Canadians and builders produce efficient, relatively easy-to-build houses....

Last year I wrote a comprehensive article about yurts that was enjoyed by a lot of readers. Based on how well that article did, I thought it’d be worth the time to put together something similar about tipis — and if you’re unsure about the difference between tipis and yurts, keep reading. I’m a longtime tipi-owner and love telling people how great they are. Enjoy! Tipis! A tipi is a conical shaped dwelling that was designed and refined by various Native American tribes living in the Great Plains of the United States....

As part of Marvel Studios’ massive panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, fans got the long-awaited first trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Phase 4’s final project. The sequel to one of the MCU’s most iconic solo movies delivered its first round of footage, getting fans excited about what’s coming in just over three months. Black Panther 2 is set to pay tribute to the MCU’s deep history while also expanding the Wakandan legend further as the country takes its place in the world....