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Environment

Wildlife experts urge action on pesticides as UK insect populations plummet | Insects

The UK’s insect populations are declining at alarming rates and the next government must put in place plans to monitor…

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Environment

‘Magical’: 17m insects fly each year through narrow pass in Pyrenees, say scientists | Insects

It is a weird and wonderful sight: millions of migratory insects funnelling through a single narrow pass high in the…

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World

Flapping frequency of birds, insects, bats and whales described by universal equation

A single universal equation can closely approximate the frequency of wingbeats and fin strokes made by birds, insects, bats and…

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Environment

Asian hornets overwintered in UK for first time, DNA testing shows | Insects

DNA testing has confirmed that Asian hornets overwintered in the UK for the first time this year, meaning it is…

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TV-Film

Star Trek’s Doug Jones Put Real Insects in his Mouth for Hocus Pocus

How’s that for mothballs? The moment where Billy cuts his mouth open, letting out a blast of putrified air and…

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Environment

US braces for cicadas by the trillion as two broods of periodic insects coincide | Insects

They look a little like cockroaches and have bulging orange eyes, and trillions of them are about to erupt from…

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Environment

Early warning system to track Asian hornets unveiled by UK researchers | Insects

An early warning system designed to track and trace predatory Asian hornets using artificial intelligence has been unveiled by experts…

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Environment

Asian hornet may have become established in UK, sighting suggests | Insects

Asian hornets may have become established in the UK after the earliest-ever sighting of the predatory insect was recorded by…

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Environment

‘Incredibly rare’ discovery reveals bedbugs came to Britain with the Romans | Insects

From plumbing to public baths, the Romans left their mark on Britain’s health. But it may not have all been…

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World

Mini-robots modeled on insects may be smallest, lightest, fastest ever developed

Two insect-like robots, a mini-bug and a water strider, developed at Washington State University, are the smallest, lightest and fastest…

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