Yellow Jacket Wasps A Nuisance in Hot Weather

Yellow Jacket queens emerge from their hiding places in the spring to start making a nuisance of themselves in hot weather.  Yellow jackets are found all over N. America, some making nests in the ground and...

Radioactive wasps discovered at Manhattan Project nuclear site

The Manhatten Project nuclear site workers have to deal with an unusual problem in their clean up of the site, radioactive wasp nests. The nests were built by mud dauber wasps, but most were abandoned in 2003. It was then that workers started covering the cleaned-up wasts...

Sri Lanka to issue wasp protection jackets for tourists UPDATES

UPDATE 2:"Aug 15, Colombo: Visitors to the world famous Sigiriya rock fortress came under another wasp attack this morning at the top of the rock, the police said. Nearly 22 visitors were injured in the wasp attack and have been admitted to the Sigiriya Hospital....

Art for Alternative Asset's Sake

" Art for alternative asset's sake FORGET any romantic notion of artists happily starving in a draughty garret as they pursue their vocation. The latest generation are proving hard-headed about the commercial side of their business. Consider this missive from "Scotland's...

ART OF MAKING A LIVING By Colin Cardwell, The Herald 27th Jan 09

ART OF MAKING A LIVING A good grounding in business can be an essential asset for emerging young artists, say Colin Cardwell There are two distinct sets of figures that dominate artist Frank To's life- the...

Glasgow artist To-ing the line

Glasgow artist To-ing the line Oct 2 2008 By Gordon May A NEW breed of Scottish artist with a devoted celebrity following will be showcasing his latest work at the W.A.S.P.S studio in Glasgow. ...

ARTIST'S WORK ON SHOW

A DUNCAN of Jordanstone Art College graduate has returned to Dundee to exhibit at The Queens Gallery Christmas Show. Frank To, who graduated with a Masters of Fine Art degree, is exhibiting a ...

NHS hospitals battling plague of vermin, Tories reveal

As I entered the hall in central London at 4am I was greeted by hundreds of rats. Within a blink of an eyelid they vanished from sight. They live along side millions of London's residents who are largely unaware...

To Boldy Go....For A Showcase

"TO BOLDY GO . . . FOR A SHOWCASEA NEW breed of Glasgow artist whose work iscollected by Star Trek hero Patrick Stewart is to showcase his latest work at Glasgow Art Fair.Newton Mearns-based Frank To, above, is...

Danny Cipriani apologises to England

England and Wasps rugby player Danny Cipriani has apologised "unreservedly" for a visit to a London nightclub days before he was due to start his first match for his country against Scotland at Murrayfield.

Trapped in Amber: Oldest Bee DNA generates a buzz

From BBC News (UK): Scientists have identified the oldest known bee (Melittosphex burmensis), a 100 million-year-old specimen preserved in amber.The discovery coincides with the publication of the genetic...

Using Wasps in the War onTterror

Scientists recruit wasps for war on terror No it is not some B movie from the 1950's. Scientists at a Georgia laboratory have developed what could be a low-tech, low-cost weapon in the war on terrorism: trained wasps.

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