Over the last couple of weeks the history channel has been running a promo for their new History HD channel. The promo features a lot of different clips from various programs and shows they’re running. It is a really great promo that inspires not only me but probably a lot of people to sit down and watch the world of science in HD.

If you’re a fan of the discovery channel, national geographic or the history channel, this definitely blows in your direction. Oh, and did I mention the music? The music is pretty awesome too ;)

Check out the video below in full HD resolution.

I don’t know if this is a good picture of life on the fab side, but it definitely stunned me when I read the article. Swarms of giant asian hornets renowned for their vicious stings and skill at massacring honeybees have settled in France. I have to admit that I first heard about the asian hornet, also known as vespa velutina, many years ago but I didn’t think much of it back then.

Today I found this article in the news about this hornet spreading hysteria in France. The first question I asked myself was how on earth the hornet made its way to France in the first place. I didn’t have to read far to find the answer. Vespa velutina is thought to have arrived in France from the Far East in a consignment of Chinese pottery in late 2004. Once again we can only blame ourselves and face the consequences.

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