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Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine: Hive Minds and Drones: Bees in Space in Real Life and in Science Fictional Cosmos by D.A. Xiaolin Spires

Fluoridation of public water supplies has a health impact and therefore meets the definition of medicating the population. Water fluoridation dosage has a narrow effective range. Competent clinicians don’t prescribe,

Andrew Munkres became interested in beekeeping 20 years ago. Now, he has more bees in his apiary than there are people in Vermont. Munkres is one of Vermont’s 15 full-time beekeepers, or apiculturists. The state is also home to hundreds of part-timers and hobbyists. They’re part of a sweet beekeeping tradition that dates back to the 18th century. (Paid Post)

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Like many Boston College seniors hoping to take full advantage of their remaining days on the Heights, Kristen Donnelly said she and her friends have a bucket list to tackle before graduation.  This bucket list, Donnelly explained, is particularly important to her because the COVID-19 pandemic prevented her from doing many of the activities and…

Vermont lawmakers signed off on new pesticide rules on Thursday over the objection of environmental groups who say the changes fall short of the tighter...

To heat her drafty old Vergennes home, Constance Swinton switched from oil to natural gas last year for two main reasons: to save money and...

From left: Hilma, twig, High Mountain Tropics and Local Hopper meads Golden Rule Meads tasting room on Elm Street in Middlebury couldnt be in a much better place. Addison County has long been the hive of beekeeping activity in Vermont. In their 2020 book The Land of Milk & Honey: A History of Beekeeping in Vermont, Bill Mares and Ross Conrad note that the states very first beekeeping association was established in Middlebury in 1875. They wr...

Fri, 12/18/2020 - 11:57am -- tim The Center for Research on Vermont recently asked its members to share the titles of high impact Vermont books. The enthusiastic responses ranged from a single title to long lists. Some members simply submitted titles, while others provided extensive notes to explain why the titles are important. Some members reached back through the decades, and others offered hot-off-the-press publications. Prudence Doherty, the Public Services Librarian at the Silver Specia...