In New England these lines to the grasshopper are "Grasshopper, grasshopper gray, Give me some molasses, Or I'll cut off your head And throw you away!" I suppose every one knows the familiar call to the lady-bug whenever one is seen by a child "Lady-bug, lady-bug, fly away home, Your house is on fire and your children will burn!" I have wondered if this is merely a putting into words the idea of flame which is suddenly suggested by the sight of one of these beautifully colored beetles
Vaping is considered less harmful than smoking cigarettes because vape products contain fewer harmful chemicals that lead to cancer
carbon emissions are expected to fall just 4 percent by 2050 (Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill) Temperatures at a Florida-sized glacier in Antarctica alarm scientists (Shola Lawal, The New York Times) PFAS found in drinking water linked to tooth decay in children (West Virginia University, ScienceDaily) EPA proposes continued use of bee-killing insecticides (Adam Allington, Bloomberg Environment) After Americans eat 1.4 billion wings during Super Bowl, activists say that no meat animal suffers more than chickens (Shane Croucher, Newsweek) Study: Red meat, processed meat hike heart disease risk (Stephen DAngelo, Cornell University) Hundreds of koalas killed in Australia as logging company bulldozes habitat (Jackie Salo, New York Post) Brexit: Wildlife at risk as U.K
I was trying to support that side of myself