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 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.

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

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 ...