Earth News

High-class insect dishes from New York

Soon crickets, worms and other insects might be more common than we expect and eating them can help save the environment.

28 April 2019

USA

Southern California skies fill with butterflies

"Years of tremendous wildflower blooms typically are really big painted lady years," UC Davis Professor Arthur M. Shapiro said.

13 March 2019

World News

40% of world insect species threatened with extinction, report finds

Insect Apocalypse: 40% of world species threatened with extinction, report finds

11 February 2019

Australia

Choc bug cookies and worm nachos on Australian school menu

A school in Canberra, Australia has introduced lessons teaching students how to use insects in cooking. The students are developing news recipes under the leadership of their science teacher.

30 October 2018

Belgium

Belgian cricket, the superfood of the future

In the heart of Brussels, an agricultural revolution is taking place with the aim of getting you to eat insects.

17 October 2018

Germany

Can you really be fined €50,000 for killing a wasp in Germany?

As temperatures rise across Europe so too do the number of insects, but how much could it cost you to kill a wasp?

11 July 2018

United Kingdom

Arachnophobes learn to love spiders

Fear of spiders is said to one of the most common phobias worldwide

3 May 2018

United Kingdom

Toxic caterpillar outbreak in London

Londoners have been warned about an outbreak of toxic caterpillars that can cause fever, rashes and breathing difficulties.

28 April 2018

Thailand

UK scientists discover new species of 'exploding ant'

The remarkable insect has been discovered deep in the Borneo jungle, which rips its torso apart when coming under attack from certain predators.

20 April 2018

Uruguay

You can train mosquitos not to bite you by swatting them, finds new re

The mosquitos in the study could remember the scent of a human that had attacked it and actively avoided them.

30 January 2018

Netherlands

Dutch lab gives birth to ‘Martian’ worms

The discovery has boosted hopes for future farming on the red planet

4 December 2017

Finland

Crushed cricket bread hits shelves in Finland

The bakery says the bread offers consumers a good source of protein

23 November 2017

Germany

'Dramatic' decrease of flying insects awakens environmental concerns

A 'dramatic' decrease of flying insects has scientists worried about the environment

19 October 2017

Romania

Romania hit by plague of wasps

One man has died and dozens have been rushed to hospital after suffering severe reactions to wasp stings.

9 August 2017

World News

Australian teen hospitalised after vicious sea bugs attack

A teenager in Melbourne has been attacked by sea bugs, which his father later managed to film devouring red meat

7 August 2017

Japan

Insect noodles on the menu in Tokyo

A full meal consists of insect ramen, a bowl of rice with crickets, spring rolls with fried worms and ice cream flavoured with insect powder

10 April 2017

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Beard of bees

Egyptian beekeeper Mohamed Hagras grows a “beard of bees” to demonstrate the usefulness of the honey-producing insects and to show that they aren’t aggressive.

8 December 2016

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Locust influx causing concern in Russia

Swarms of locusts have invaded parts of Russia, including Sochi, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 2014.

3 July 2016

Mexico

Monarch butterflies make annual migration to Mexico

Thousands of orange and black Monarch butterflies have started arriving in their winter home of central Mexico. Millions of the insects embark on an

29 November 2015

USA

US: Giant spider web sets Memphis residents on edge

Residents of Memphis, Tennessee, have described feeling like they were in a horror film after waking up to a giant spider web in their neighbourhood

21 November 2015