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Goggas by the quadrillion — how bug scientists estimate how many insect species Earth has

Sci-Tech

Goggas by the quadrillion — how bug scientists estimate how many insect species Earth has

By Nicholas Green

Insects are marching towards extinction — and why we should be mightily bugged

South Africa

Insects are marching towards extinction — and why we should be mightily bugged

By Onke Ngcuka

No bugs on your windscreen is bad news for swallows

Magazine

No bugs on your windscreen is bad news for swallows

By Don Pinnock

Curious Kids: Do flies really throw up on your food when they land on it?

Magazine

Curious Kids: Do flies really throw up on your food when they land on it?

By Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi and Jamie Theobald