World news about “Insects” published by euronews.
It’s a bug’s eye Insects have a wide field of view and are acutely sensitive to motion. Their eyes are made up of thousands of light-sensing structures. Each contains a lens… 22/05/2013
Insects food of the future Is this the shape of food to come? Most Westerners would be disgusted at the idea of this being a staple food, but for many in the third world bugs and… 13/05/2013
Bugs for breakfast, anyone? Producing more food to feed a growing population puts more strain on the world’s already limited resources. Raising livestock takes up a massive amount of… 16/01/2013
One of smallest butterflies could disappear One of the world’s smallest butterflies, the Sinai Baton Blue, is threatened with extinction according to scientists. It feeds on a specific kind of wild… 13/06/2011
A World without bees? More and more beekeepers all over the world are witnessing a sharp drop in the number of bees they keep. In the United States, 25 percent of honeybees… 07/10/2010
France gears up in fight against dengue feverA deployment of french soldiers has been sent to the country’s caribbean territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe. Their task? Draining stagnant water –… 28/08/2010
Bee sting therapyMost people avoid being stung by bees, but at a clinic in Beijing patients are queuing up to be deliberately stung. Bee-sting therapy dates back more than… 29/03/2010
Ants crack property market says Bristol UniversityAnts are ‘better than humans’ when it comes to choosing a new home, according to researchers at Bristol University in the UK. 3 mm-long radio tags were… 07/05/2009
