There may be three times as many species of insects than previously known, scientist warn - As many as 40 percent of the ...
New calculations suggest that the insect species inhabiting our planet may be double or triple previous estimates.
A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 million to 14 million more species than people thought, ...
A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.
A new study more than doubles previous estimates of how many distinct kinds of insects are currently inhabiting the planet.
Experts have accepted an estimate of around six million living insect species, an appraisal that has stood for the last 40 ...
For 40 years, we thought Earth was home to six million insect species. Turns out, it could be three times that.
The ongoing effort captures high-quality images and collection data in seconds, creating an online database of bees, beetles, ...
After much discussion, the scientific community settled on an estimate of around six million species. This conservative figure — of which only about 1.2 million have been described, meaning formally ...
Recent analysis assessing the impact of invasive species on several insect orders found they reduce the abundance of insects ...