Recent estimates have come to the consensus that our planet hosts roughly six million species. But new research reveals that ...

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

Insects may be far more numerous than anyone thought. A new study estimates that Earth holds 14 million to 20 million insect ...

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

Seven species of tiny, plant-feeding insects that had never been recorded by science were hiding in the highland forests of ...

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

Earth has a dizzying diversity of insects, with beetles alone making up 25 percent of all named animal species. The new ...

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

"It’s an indication of how unexplored our world is. If you can find a new species in New York City, think how many more there ...

The insect was last seen in the New Forest in the 1990s and specialist listening equipment was used to locate the insect in ...

Scientists say the "hyperparasite" preys on "zombie fungus" known to infect insects before subjecting them to a gruesome death.