Experts have accepted an estimate of around six million living insect species, an appraisal that has stood for the last 40 ...

A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 million to 14 million more species than people thought, ...

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

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

To estimate global insect diversity, the team extrapolated further, comparing the number of different species of trees in the ...

A new study more than doubles previous estimates of how many distinct kinds of insects are currently inhabiting the planet.

Scientists estimate at least between 14 and 30 million insect species, not just six million.

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

Some creative calculations using bug traps, epidemiology and trees suggest there are some 20 million unique insect species on ...

Researchers are investigating the causes and consequences of the worldwide insect decline as well as considering potential countermeasures. A researcher from Mainz University has published work in a ...

Volunteers could help to encourage a once-widespread wetland insect by taking part in a project to breed them at home.