Raven Bautista
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Save Bees, Protect Biodiversity
In 2023, alarming news emerged about the honeybee population in the United States. Nearly half of all honeybee colonies in the U.S. died the previous year, raising concerns due to their vital role in food production. Honeybees have become the poster species for the larger movement to save bees, but this focus on them overshadows the plight of numerous other bee species at risk of extinction.
By Raven Bautista8 months ago in Earth
The Great Balloon Release Disaster of 1986: Lessons Learned from Cleveland's Helium Fiasco
In the chronicles of exposure stunts turned out badly, the disastrous arrival of 1.5 million helium-filled inflatables over the city of Cleveland on September 27, 1986, remains as an obvious sign of the unusual results that can go with even the most benevolent undertakings. What started as an endeavor to establish a worldwide best for the biggest inflatable delivery immediately transformed into a fiasco that had broad ramifications for the city and its inhabitants.
By Raven Bautista8 months ago in Critique