Insects and spiders are declining in forests and grasslands across Germany, according to new research. Scientists have described the findings as "alarming", saying the losses are driven by ...

In a strip of greenery between Berlin’s Natural History Museum and a busy street, bumble bees move swiftly between flowers ...

Scientists have long suspected that insects are in dramatic decline, but new evidence confirms this. Research at more than 60 protected areas in Germany suggests flying insects have declined by ...

A team of biologists in Montana and Germany has found that, regardless of type, those insects that express a protective stick ...

One of the most common and best-known European bumblebee species, the rock bumblebee is featured in Germany's colorful “Wonderful Word of Insects" series of €5 coins.

Stick and leaf insects evolved 20 shared body features for camouflage, aiding survival. Scientists found these traits across ...

Various “remedies,” such as alcohol, insect powders, vinegar and other mixtures, were doused on their heads and bodies by German doctors, who stood by and watched their sufferings, ostensibly ...

Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely ... Co-author Dr Uwe Kaulfuss, of the University of Göttingen in Germany and former postdoctoral fellow in the University of Otago ...

“It’s an insect and humanity story.” Researchers analyzed the genes of over 280 cockroaches from 17 countries and six continents. They confirmed that the German cockroach — a species found ...