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 ...

The Brazos County Health District (BCHD) announced on Monday that mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus.

While experts previously estimated the number of Earth’s insect species at 6 million, scientists say a new analysis shows ...

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

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

The generally accepted figure for the number of insect species on the planet is about six million. Or at least that was the ...

A dead crow near Nealon Park in Menlo Park tested positive for West Nile virus on June 24 , marking the first detection of ...

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.

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