insect
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The research team identified four major problems limiting tropical insect conservation: poor global visibility of existing research, severe data gaps, inadequate scientific infrastructure, and too little conservation action.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Nearly 26 percent of insect distribution data in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility comes from the United Kingdom alone, even though the majority of the world's insect diversity occurs in tropical regions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Six-year-old Lola noticed the insect in the Outdoor Gardens and the sighting had since been verified by the Cornwall County recorder at Natural England, they added.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Appetite for insect protein is early evidence of an El Niño shock wave across pockets of the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Everyone wanted to make a chair that looked like the exoskeleton of a giant prehistoric insect.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
When Davies and his team gained access to the home, they found it was "absolutely alive" with the insects.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The study, "A framework for the strategic conservation of tropical insects," includes researchers from Australia, Bangladesh, Uganda, Hong Kong, Brazil, Czech Republic, Italy and India.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Stressed trees become susceptible to insects and disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Scientists have had little direct evidence showing how early insects moved from aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats into terrestrial environments, or how their bodies changed during that process.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
He made no attempt to place his insects in natural settings, however.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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