Azerbaijan National Academy of Science

Researchers are sounding the alarm: almost 500 thousand species of insects are threatened with extinction on the globe, which could be a real catastrophe for mankind. This can be found in the report “Warning to Humanity” on the website PHYS.ORG.

Specialists from the University of Helsinki have been working on the dynamics of arthropod biomass since 1994. Scientists have found that it decreased by 76%. Conclusion - about 40% of insect species may completely disappear soon. And the main reason for what is happening is human activity.

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