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Insects
From creepy crawlies to those that buzz and fly, insects are all around.
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European blister beetle named insect of the year
The bug, one of 30 types of European oil beetle, has been named insect of the year for Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Small airliner crashes into homes in DR Congo
A small twin-engine airliner has crashed in the eastern Congolese city of Goma. On board were 19 occupants.
Sat up
Celebrating an unsung satellite hero, and a new twist in the great insect die-off.
Hope for the honeybee
There's no denying the vital role of bees and other pollinators in global crop production. But pesticides, habitat loss and climate change pose genuine threats to many of the insects we rely on. In France, beekeepers have seen their honey production fall by 50% since the 1990s. To reverse this trend, a group of scientists have taken a different approach to studying ways we can save the species.
New species and old breeds
This week: discovering new species, efforts to preserve less familiar livestock breeds, and how we can help save bees.
New study confirms severe decline in insects
The number of insects in Germany has drastically collapsed, a study on three regions of Germany confirms.
Vintage! Rometsch Lawrence
Underneath its two-tone exterior, the Rometsch Lawrence relied on dependable VW Beetle technology.
Beetle named after Greta Thunberg
A British scientist has named a species of beetle after teen climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Welcome to the latest edition of Eco Africa
This week: The drone technology helping Ivory Coast's farmers and Uganda's primate capital of the world.
Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine
This week: The drone technology helping Ivory Coast's farmers and Uganda's primate capital of the world.
The startups boosting bee numbers
With bee populations dropping around the world, startups are moving in with innovative solutions to help protect them.
Harvesting sap with aphids
A common plant pest is helping make plants more attractive to a range of pollinators.
A tiny menace in South Africa
In South Africa, a tiny beetle — the polyphagous shot hole borer — is quickly killing native trees. DW's Sertan Sanderson recently visited Pretoria to speak with experts about this troublesome little beetle and the fungus it carries with it.
How to halt an insect extinction
Entomologist Josef Settele talks to DW about how the world can give disappearing insects a helping hand.
What have insects ever done for us?
Scientists predict that 10% of all insect species could die out in the next few decades. What would we lose if they do?
World in Progress: Cricket Farmers in Kenya
An increasing number of farmers in Western Kenya are now breeding crickets tp ensure their livelihoods.
Norbert Scheuer: „Winterbienen“
A touching story of peaceful bees, deadly bombs, and the desire for peace.
Retro: Fiat 124 Spider
Fiat’s latest version of the roadster harks back in some ways to the 1960s.
Global 3000 - The Globalization Program
The descendants of Africans enslaved and brought to the US return to their ancestors’ continent.
World Stories - The Week in Reports
Peru: Farmers versus loggers; India: Media curbs in Kashmir; Kenya: Maasai bee-keepers
Kenya: Bees not cattle for the Maasai
With declining resources, the Maasai community in Kenya is slowly embracing commercial bee farming.
French 'Spider-Man' climbs Frankfurt skyscraper
French free climber Alain Robert climbed the Skyper skyscraper before being arrested by police.
A plant's best friend — the importance of pollinators
What do insects, hummingbirds and lemurs all have in common? They pollinate plants!
Spider-Man to stay in Marvel cinematic universe
After a clash involving movie rights to comic book hero Spider-man, Sony and Walt Disney have reached a deal.
Farming and climate change
Adapting to changing conditions means exploring new methods and trying out new crops
Maggots as future food
Dutch firm Protix is breeding maggots to use as sustainable animal food ingredients.
Nazi design, from megalomaniac to kitsch
The Volkswagen Beetle, the swastika or Leni Riefenstahl's films: Nazis used design as a propaganda instrument.
David Lagercrantz explains why he needs new challenges
David Lagercrantz' third book in the Millennium series initially authored by the late Stieg Larsson will be his last.
From bees to refugees: German Book Prize longlist announced
With stories set around the world, from Bosnia to Yerevan, the selected works highlight German language literature.
Amazon delivers Volkswagen's 'Final' Beetles
There are only 65 "Final Edition" Beetles, and they can be bought only in Mexico.
Saving bees and butterflies in Morocco
Encouraging farmers in Morocco to use blooming fields and insect hotels to protect threatened pollinators.
Welcome to the newest edition of Eco Africa
On this week's show: Kites generating wind power, Kenya's Maasai beekeepers and supporting local fisheries in Gabon.
Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine
On this week's show: Kites generating wind power, Kenya's Maasai beekeepers and supporting local fisheries in Gabon.
From foreskin to feces: 8 of the wackiest wellness fads
If you want to be beautiful in 2019, you'd better be committed because it involves feces, foreskin and a heap of cash.
Are there 'useless' species on our planet?
We've been taught that every species has a purpose on Earth. But is that really the case?
Beetle, old and new, ends for good
VW staff in Mexico have produced Volkswagen's last Beetle, a second-generation version made since 2011.
Toxic caterpillar infestation plagues Germany
Armed with flame torches and vacuums, German towns are fighting back against a plague of oak processionary caterpillars.
Cockroaches evolving against chemicals
Reseachers say the findings mean it will be impossible to exterminate the common cockroach with chemicals alone.
Buzzing and flapping
On this week’s show, it’s all about bugs and birds. Is it end times for entomology, the study of insects?
DW Business Asia
152 million children trapped in child labor, ILO - Dutch company grows insects for animal feed
Germany: Who let the bugs out?
Peter Katz breeds insects to fight plant pests, yet doesn't believe feeding the world is possible without pesticides.
Hearing the secret songs of insects
Crickets and cicadas are known for their summer songs, but it turns out other insects are playing whole symphonies that humans can't hear. In the United States, a biologist and an artist have teamed up to record, amplify and make music with the secret songs of insects.
Ladybug swarm over California appears on radar
What looked like precipitation on a radar was actually a migrating swarm of beetles.
AI and bees
Innovative ventures are needed to boost bee health and provide pollination services in the face of mass bee death.
Farming and climate Change
Adapting to changing conditions means exploring new methods and trying out new crops.
US spelling bee ends in historic tie
Eight children from across the US have emerged as super spellers from a field of 562 at a national competition.
Veggie discs and bloody beets: Future of meat
Demand for meat-free foods is up — but are they really better for the environment?
Berlin street swarmed by 30,000 bees
Tens of thousands of bees brought traffic in a busy street in Berlin's Neukölln district to a stop.
VW Beetle Stoll Coupé
RCustomizing cars has a long history, as the 1951 VW Beetle Stoll Coupé illustrates.
Drive It!
Two very different SUV models: the powerful Seat Cupra Ateca and the fuel-efficient Kia Sportage.
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