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Insects

From creepy crawlies to those that buzz and fly, insects are all around.

These invertebrates with exoskeletons represent the most diverse group of animals on the planet - it's estimated there are up to 10 million different species. From pollinating crops to breaking down waste, insects play important roles in ecosystems and provide valuable services, also to humans.

WorldLink's Neil King (left) and Gabriel Borrud (right) get ready to play some baseball

WorldLink: Game, bet and match 19.07.2018

Baseball enthusiast Gabriel Borrud takes a reluctant Neil King to his first baseball match ever. Neil catches the baseball bug and wants to join Gabe's team — the Cologne Cardinals. Gabe agrees to train him up on the condition Neil does everything he says. Does this spell disaster?
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Working with insects in Africa 22.06.2018

The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Kenya was founded in 1970 and aims to improve the lives and health of people in tropical Africa by focusing on harmful and useful arthropods.
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Insects perish at the frontlines of humans' war with nature 21.06.2018

Surveys in Europe and North America show a dramatic decline in the number of bugs buzzing around. Although global data are missing, many researchers are convinced this environmental disaster is happening worldwide.
Biene und Blume

Living Planet: Insects and us 21.06.2018

Most people think of insects as pests to get rid of — but our survival may be intimately tied to them. The problem is: Insects are in decline. Find out how the Berlin Philharmonic is drawing attention to the issue, why insects don't live at the seaside, and what makes bugs so important in the first place.

Europäische Honigbiene, Gemeine Honigbiene

Living Planet: Insects are dying. Are we next? 21.06.2018

Dave Goulson, a biologist and insect expert at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, explains how vital insects are to our survival, why they are dying off and how that's likely to affect us in the not-so-distant future. Plus two excursions: need for bees, and Silent Spring.
Insect concerto

Living Planet: Insect concerto 21.06.2018

Insects are in decline, and that is very troubling considering their importance to us. But how do you motivate the broader public to do something about it? Well, the Berlin Philharmonic had a unique way of raising awareness around the issue of the ongoing insect die-off.
Kelp Südafrika Fliegen und Larven Maden

Living Planet: Why are there so few marine insects? 21.06.2018

Bugs can be found from the bitterly cold Antarctic to the searing hot Sahara Desert, and just about everywhere in between. They've survived several mass extinctions and at least some insect species will also survive our current assault on them. But despite their tenacity and abundance, the one place you won't find many insects is at the seaside. Here's why.
Wm 2018 - Tunesien vs England - Insekten um Raheem Sterling

How can we keep mosquitoes and other bugs out of our sports stadiums? 19.06.2018

The World Cup game between England and Tunisia was a bloodbath – at least for some happy mosquitoes. And while there are various options for keeping these bugs out of our stadiums (and yards), only one of them is good.
Südafrika Honigbienen halten Elefantenpopulation im Krüger-Nationalpark in Schach

Tiny bees buzz to the rescue as elephants wreak havoc 19.06.2018

Elephant numbers in South Africa's Kruger National Park are rising — which is good news. But the prominent pachyderms are destroying habitat for other animals. Can the tiny bee provide a last line of defense?
Südafrika Picasso-Käfer

The wondrous world of African bugs 18.06.2018

Though usually small, insects play an oversized role in Africa's huge and complex ecosystem. Some are helpful, some are dangerous. Some are simply dazzling. But together they are all an integral part of life in Africa.

Global Ideas Bildergalerie Südafrika - Bienen und Elefanten

Don't you dare sting me! 14.06.2018

Elephants hate bee stings. Just hearing the insect's buzz scares them off. This gave two South African conservationists an idea. They're placing beehives in marula trees to stop the pachyderms from uprooting them.

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The software problem automatically switched the privacy setting for new posts from private to public. Facebook has been criticized in recent months for sharing personal user data with third parties.
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Malian immigrant hailed for heroic rescue, offered French passport 28.05.2018

A migrant who climbed four floors up a facade to rescue a small child in Paris has been offered French citizenship after meeting President Macron. A video of his Spider-Man-like heroism went viral on social media.
Hummel auf Löwenzahn

With bees on the brink, World Bee Day seeks to raise awareness 20.05.2018

Bee populations have witnessed a steady decline over the past decade, according to the UN. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for people to "do something good for bees" as they face extinction.

EU rules in favor of bees 17.05.2018

The EU has upheld a ban on three kinds of insecticides known as neonicotinoids. The substances are thought to be responsible for a decline in bee populations. The companies that make the chemicals have two months to decide whether to appeal the ruling.

Controversial pesticides partially banned in EU 27.04.2018

EU member states move to ban neonicotinoids after they were linked to bee deaths. Experts say the controversial pesticides lead many bee colonies to die out which threatens the farming industry world-wide.

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