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Image shows ant species Tetramorium alpestre that live in high alpine areas, undated photo. Researchers from the University of Innsbruck, in Tyrol, Austria, found out that climate crisis makes the ants more aggressive. (Petra Thurner, Forschungsgruppe Molekulare Oekologie/Newsflash)

Climate Heat Crisis Makes Ants More Aggressive, Says Study

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:February 2, 2023

Austrian boffins claimed in a recent study that ongoing climate change make ants act more aggressively. The study - published by a research team from the University of Innsbruck in…

Image shows an Andrena genus bee. (Hans-Jurgen Sessner/Newsflash)

High Demand For Queen Bees In New Buzz For Beekeeping

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:September 17, 2022

Queen bees are in high demand as the number of beekeepers is on the rise in Germany. The German Association of Beekeepers has said there are an estimated 170,000 beekeepers…

Picture shows the beekeeper Heinz Hoffmann, 90, undated. He lets himself be stung by bees in Frankfurt, Germany. (Newsflash)

Record Number Of Bee Colonies Despite Virus Deaths

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:September 11, 2022

More people than ever have taken up beekeeping in Austria - despite fears of virus deaths and the effects climate change. Statistics provided by the Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Regional…

Image shows an emperor penguin colony near the Neumayer station of the Alfred Wegener Institute in an undated photo. A 2022 study showed that young emperor penguins swim far north beyond the 50th parallel south in their first year of life in Antarctica. (Alfred Wegener Institut, Aymeric Houstin/Newsflash)

Emperor Penguins Live Up To 373 Miles Further North Than Previously Believed Say Boffins

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:September 7, 2022

Tracking of young emperor penguins in Antarctica has shown that they live about 373 miles further north than previously believed and stay far outside of their protected areas. The Alfred…

North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany in an undated footage. Beekeepers harvested significantly more honey this spring than in previous years. (Newsflash)

Un-bee-lievable Boost In Honey Yields

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:August 8, 2022

Bee experts have revealed that a dry and sunny spring has caused a bumper yields of honey. Colonies in Germany are producing an average of 21.2 kilogrammes (46.7 lbs) of…

An illustrative image of a mosquito. (Newsflash)

Fury As Gene Hacked Franken-Mozzies Released Into The Wild

Post author:Martin Barillas
Post published:May 13, 2022

A British company has provoked fury after releasing genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild that could produce new strains of super-mozzies, say critics. UK-based Oxitec say the hacked insects contain…

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