Thus The Guardian today. “Regulations have failed to prevent poisoning of almost all habitats, team of scientists concludes,” explains the newspaper. Many scientists from a large number of countries were involved in the research. The new report entitled “The Worldwide Integrated Assessment on Systemic Pesticides” shows that both soils and waters around the globe have been contaminated by now. Many useful insects, such as bees, are in peril. The same holds for quite a number of birds. “If all our soils are toxic,” one of the scientists is quoted, “that should really worry us, as soil is crucial to food production.” Well put. But studies of this sort worry no-one by now. The game is over, as anyone with any brains knows well enough. Threatened food production is only one of many signs that our civilization is in peril, let alone insects and birds. So, it is time to enjoy life to the full. What is gradually taking shape at this stage is the greatest show on earth. The end of the world show, to coin a term.