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

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

Recent estimates have come to the consensus that our planet hosts roughly six million species. But new research reveals that those counts may be drastically underestimated ...

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

Scientists have identified only a small fraction of Earth’s insect species, and the true number could be far higher than previously thought, according to a study published on Monday in the journal ...

A groundbreaking study suggests Earth may host up to 20.3 million insect species, significantly more than the previously ...