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Connecting climate change to 80s metal, a cult movie and The Killer.

If you live in the suburbs, like I do, the yard around your home is the closest you come to the natural environment on a day to day basis. This begs the question - Is your yard a natural environment? In his book 'Bringing Nature Home' Douglas Tallamy makes a case for replacing alien invasives in the home landscape with native plants specific to the area.

Scientists say they have found the first confirmation that insects have developed resistance to transgenic crops that have been modified to resist pests. They found evidence of genetic mutation among bollworms (Helicoverpa zea) in a dozen GM cotton fields sown in Mississippi and Arkansas

But beware, they are high in arsenic and fat!