"Earth Might Be Home to 20 Million Insect Species—More Than Three Times as Many as Previously Thought, a Study Suggests"

Earth Might Be Home to 20 Million Insect Species—More Than Three Times as Many as Previously Thought, a Study Suggests ...

By EarthToday - July 16, 2026

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.

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Nature’s cleanup crew: Stunning photos show vultures in a different light | CNN

By EarthToday - July 20, 2026

It can be hard to get people to care about protecting vultures. They aren’t e...

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Herculean Effort to Restore Mozambique’s Rhino Population Succeeds with 61 Animals Moved There

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By EarthToday - July 14, 2026

9 female white rhino have been reintroduced to one of Mozambique’s southern n...

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A surprising ally against the desert emerges in Africa: a gigantic herbivorous tortoise capable of restoring ecosystems

By EarthToday - July 10, 2026

How lack of moisture turns desert soil into an environment almost devoid of p...

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More biodiversity funding is reaching Indigenous communities. But who decides how it is spent?

By EarthToday - July 09, 2026

At recent GEF meetings in Samarkand, nearly 39% of new biodiversity funding w...