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Cochineal beetles are rejoicing this month as the Hansen sweet potato proves a viable alternative for producing the carmine color crushed beetles have long added to foods and cosmetics.[...]

Researchers have unveiled what could be the whitest natural substance, composed of cellulose and inspired by the Cyphocilus beetle native to Southeast Asia...

Volkswagen's Beetle is iconic - and according to recent reports, the car company actively considering developing an electric version. Herbert Diess, chairman of the board of management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand...

“It feels good to eat your enemies,” says Andrew Deines, a postdoctoral researcher at Michigan State University, who studies the ecology of invasive organisms...

Image via BaderTV In honor of the 25th anniversary of Shark Week, the Discovery Channel and Volskwagen have collaborated to create a mobile, underwater shark cage cruiser in the shape of their iconic Beetle.  Able to move...

One of the coolest finds we spotted at last week’s Dwell on Design was this line of iPhone accessories made by Bad Beetle out of the dead remains of trees infected by the Mountain Pine Beetle...

Read the rest of Volkswagen’s Think Blue Beetle is Made From 2,805 Pieces of Recycled Trash! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Art, beetle, green materials, green transportation, Haribaabu Natesaan,...

This luminescent Volkswagen Beetle is a life-size art work crafted by sculptor Haribaabu Naatesan from over 2805 pieces of scrap. 800 spark plugs, 200 bottle caps, 60 mother boards and an incredible array of other commonly...

Yeegads. The serial regurgitation in media is impressive.  Here’s the money quote: And the new research dispels the notion that beetle-killed trees present no greater fire danger than live ones, a theory that had gained...

The classic VW Beetle is about to get a(nother) green makeover: Volkswagen is set to unveil a hybrid Bug at next year’s Detroit auto show. The 20 kilowatt lithium battery will get the Love Bug roughly 45 miles on a...

For over one hundred years, scientists and engineers have been studying ways to effectively harvest fog as a source of water in arid regions. Although some of these man-made systems have proved useful, the plants and insects...

The Volkswagen Beetle is an iconic piece of car design, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be repurposed to look even better. Bokja Design took a classic Beetle and decorated it in car stickers, tapestries, and handmade...

From the world’s largest hydrogen bus fleet to a six-acre multi-use Olympic Oval, British Columbia appears determined to host the “greenest games ever” in Vancouver come February...