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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.

Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a ...

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

Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for other animals.

As insect populations decrease worldwide in what some have called an "insect apocalypse," biologists are desperate to determine how the six-legged creatures are responding to a warming world and to ...