A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.

Recent estimates have come to the consensus that our planet hosts roughly six million species. But new research reveals that ...

New calculations suggest that the insect species inhabiting our planet may be double or triple previous estimates.

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For 40 years, we thought Earth was home to six million insect species. Turns out, it could be three times that.

In new research, Griffith ecologists have highlighted the millions of insects that remain undiscovered and unnamed by scientists were likely to be more vulnerable to extinction than named species.

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Insects may be even more dominant on Earth than scientists thought. A new estimate suggests the planet could hold 14 million ...

There may be three times as many species of insects than previously known, scientists warn - As many as 40 percent of the world’s insects are in decline ...

Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with pollination, food, and recycling services but, despite concerns about population declines, little is ...

Seven species of tiny, plant-feeding insects that had never been recorded by science were hiding in the highland forests of ...

A project studying the impacts of biting insects in the Kitikmeot region is entering its third year. So far, a researcher ...