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Insects
From creepy crawlies to those that buzz and fly, insects are all around.
Skip next section Reports & Analysis
Reports & Analysis
Home invaders: 5 harmless spiders coming to get you!
Home invaders: 5 harmless spiders coming to get you!
Global warming is creating more hospitable environments for invasive spider species around the world.
What can we learn from spiders?
What can we learn from spiders?
This week's viewer question comes from Jorge Enrique J. from El Salvador.
Why dying forests could be good news
Why dying forests could be good news
Germany's forests are rapidly declining, but a more resilient and diverse ecosystem is emerging.
Pollinating insects we depend on for food production
Pollinating insects we depend on for food production
Bees often get all the credit. But without pollination by other insects as well, supermarket shelves would look empty.
When a simple wasp sting becomes life-threatening
When a simple wasp sting becomes life-threatening
For those with insect venom allergies, a wasp sting can cause fatal anaphylactic shock.
Norovirus outbreak hospitalizes hundreds in Italian village
Norovirus outbreak hospitalizes hundreds in Italian village
A highly contagious norovirus outbreak has hospitalized more than 300 in a village on the shore of Lake Garda in Italy.
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In the spotlight
Bug counting in Bonn: Why track insects in cities?
A Bonn-based German NGO is training volunteers to count insects to see how climate change is affecting the bugs.
'Bee queen' dons a disguise to flout Taliban work rules
The beekeeper says she hides her identity to get around the Taliban's restrictions on women working outside their homes.
Insects on the menu as EU approves two for human consumption
Swapping steaks for crickets can cut greenhouse gases and slow extinction, but persuading people will be tricky.
Helping bees and crops adapt to heat stress
Heat stress is impacting nectar and pollen in flowers and the pollinating power of bees. But there are ways to adapt.
It's do or die for Germany's forests
The health of German forests is in terminal decline, with global heating and poor management both to blame.
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