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.

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 ...

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 ...

Some species—like the pollinators that are annually responsible for ecosystem services estimated at well over $200 billion worldwide—seem to be crashing, while others, like mosquitoes that can carry ...

California is home to hundreds of species, most of whom benefit ecosystems through aeration, insect removal and seed ...