<p>• Bees and their hives aren't just for honey anymore: They might <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8081000/8081521.stm" title="">help farmers in Kenya</a> deter elephant raids that threaten crops. • It’s a nice day for a weightless wedding, at least for the <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/06/03/2009-06-03_so_in_love_they_could_float_away_bklyn_couple_to_wed_in_zero_gravity.html" title="">Brooklyn couple</a> that will get married in zero gravity later this month. They’ll tie the knot on a commercial weightless flight, with a price tag of $5,200 per person. • Conservatives are <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090605/sc_livescience/conservativesaremoreeasilydisgusted" title="">more easily grossed out</a> by bugs, blood, and guts than are their liberal counterparts, according to a <a href="http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a794011402?words=pizarro&amp;hash=843258562" title="">study</a> in the journal <em>Cognition &amp; Emotion</em>. • And, finally, a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/02/tame-hippo-jessica-cuddle_n_210256.html" title="">video</a> of the world's only pet hippo! Related Content: Discoblog: <a href="/planet-earth/animal-fun-looks-a-lot-like-human-fun-games-of-catch-and-spa-visits" title="">Animal Fun Looks a Lot Like Human Fun: Games of Catch and Spa Visits</a> Discoblog: <a href="/planet-earth/meet-the-prehistoric-elephantopotamus" title=""> Meet the Prehistoric Elephantopotamus</a> Discoblog: <a href="/planet-earth/in-battle-of-african-titans-leopard-vanquishes-crocodile" title="">In Battle of African Titans, Leopard Vanquishes Crocodile</a></p><div class="vert-display-toggle collapsible relative flex flex-col items-center "><div class="vert-unit mt-4 mb-3 top-20"><div ad-type="mobile-desktop" class="ad-wrapper vert min-h-boombox flex items-start justify-center" data-ad-mapping="inline" data-ad-slot="Discover/inline-ad" id="div-inline-ad-0"></div></div><span aria-label="Advertisement" class="text-ad mt-1 text-[11px] uppercase">Advertisement</span></div>

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• Bees and their hives aren't just for honey anymore: They might help farmers in Kenya deter elephant raids that threaten crops. • It’s a nice day for a weightless wedding, at least for the Brooklyn couple that will get married in zero gravity later this month. They’ll tie the knot on a commercial weightless flight, with a price tag of $5,200 per person. • Conservatives are more easily grossed out by bugs, blood, and guts than are their liberal counterparts, according to a study in the journal Cognition & Emotion. • And, finally, a video of the world's only pet hippo! Related Content: Discoblog: Animal Fun Looks a Lot Like Human Fun: Games of Catch and Spa Visits Discoblog: Meet the Prehistoric Elephantopotamus Discoblog: In Battle of African Titans, Leopard Vanquishes Crocodile

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