Volkswagen is recalling nearly 42,000 Beetles in the U.S. and Canada because they have potentially dangerous Takata airbag inflators. The recall covers Beetles from the 2015 and 2016 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Friday that the inflators can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel. Takata used […]
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Staff at a National Trust house have declared war against a Christmas present they definitely did not want. The workers are desperately trying to stop Australian spider beetles spreading through the property and to keep them away from visitors during the holiday period. The tiny bugs are munching their way from the bat-filled loft at […]
How can you stay calm in this situation? (pic: Twitch) It took a three-day Twitch marathon for streamer Josh Belmar to complete a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle on a vibrating table. Streamers often do crazy things online in a bid to go viral and grow their following, like that girl who decided to go to town […]
TUNJA, Colombia — Three yellow-and-black beetles clung to the shirt of Germán Viasus Tibamoso, a Colombian environmental engineer who uses beetle larvae to transform food waste into fertilizers. As he encouraged them to move along, he murmured to them in Japanese — trying to get them accustomed, he said, to the sounds of their future […]
Insects have their own suite of friendly microbes that help keep them healthy, just as we do. But instead of simply growing larger like us sensible vertebrates, insects undergo extreme body warping to metamorphosize into their older stages of life. As you might expect, these life-changing contortions complicate the microbes’ living arrangements. This convoluted process […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Many people have fond memories of the Beatles Invasion in the 1960s, when the British rock ‘n’ roll group helped usher in a whole new style of music to the United States. But another kind of Beetles Invasion is sweeping across the Topeka area this summer, and this one isn’t quite […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Leafy spurge is a noxious weed many North Dakota producers have to deal with. There is one beetle, though, that helps producers keep the weed in control. These people are not hoping to catch butterflies but instead are looking for a small insect that helps control leafy spurge density in North […]
Packing material, disposable cutlery, CD cases: Polystyrene is among the most common forms of plastic, but recycling it isn’t easy and the vast majority ends up in landfills or finds its way to the oceans where it threatens marine life. Scientists at Australia’s University of Queensland have now discovered that superworms – the larvae […]
Abbey Road on the River, the world’s largest festival tribute to The Beatles, is returning for another year of music, art and family fun.Ali Hawthorne, the spokesperson for the event says she’s looking forward to celebrating this year’s 2oth anniversary at Big Four Station Park in Jeffersonville.“It’s really special to celebrate our 20th anniversary, especially […]
When people think of animals in Yellowstone, the “charismatic megafauna” usually jump to mind — beasts like elk, bison, wolves, moose and bears (oh, my!). But the national park is also home to a hearty collection of insects that have developed unique capabilities to thrive in Yellowstone’s extreme thermal environments. The geology, chemistry and microbiology […]