Germany to ban certain lights at night to save insects
Germany is planning to ban floodlights from dusk for much of the year as part of its bid to fight a dramatic decline in insect populations, it emerged Wednesday.
German bug watchers sound alarm to insect apocalypse
A group of 'quirky eccentrics' in the Rhine countryside has unlocked evidence of one of Earth's worth extinction phases and evidence of climate change.
On heels of Bavaria victory, Germany plans insect protection law
Germany plans an insect protection law to slash use of pesticides and pump tens of millions of euros into research, a minister said Sunday, as global concern grows over mankind's impact on the crucial invertebrates.
Insects decline dramatically in German nature reserves: study
Researchers in Germany have documented a steep decline in flying insects at dozens of nature reserves in the past three decades, and agricultural pesticides may be to blame, said a study on Wednesday.
Woman sleeps with scorpion for 3 months
A woman in western Germany was horrified on Sunday after finding a scorpion in her bed that had stowed away during her sunshine holiday this summer.
Swarm of bee thefts angers German apiarists
Lower Saxony has become a hive of criminal activity this year as thefts of bee colonies have caused quite the buzz among bee-keepers and law enforcement alike.
Being hungry 'changes brain' to take risks
Everyone's been there: so hungry you'd brave a pack of marauding hyenas for a burger. Now scientists believe they've figured out how hunger makes people take bigger risks - it means different parts of the brain deal with danger.
Experts warn mosquito plague to follow floods
After the flood, the swarm. Experts are warning that the worst flooding seen in Germany for over 500 years could be followed by a plague of mosquitoes.
Performing fleas freeze to death before show
A swarm of performing fleas due to appear in a show at a fair in the town of Mechernich in North Rhine-Westphalia have perished in freezing conditions.
Germany faces insect infestation
Waiting for Germany’s soggy summer weather to become warm and dry? Not so fast. The recent rain has created the perfect breeding conditions for nasty insects like wasps, mosquitoes and gnats.
Going buggy for insect delicacies
A man in Berlin is trying to get his fellow Germans to eat fresh bugs and other creepy-crawly creatures. <b>Moises Mendoza</b> puts the vitamin and protein-rich insect treats to the taste test.