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Insects may sometimes seem like a scourge on humanity, but without them, our lives would look very different. The quintillions of insects that inhabit our world help feed us, clothe us and have ...

If the arthropods ever decide to hire a spokesman to work with homo sapiens, there's a pretty good chance that Barrett Klein will be on the shortlist. Not only has the University of Wisconsin-La ...

Even in areas relatively undisturbed by human activity, insect populations are on the decline, with climate change as a likely culprit. That's the finding of new research from the University of North ...

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