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Insect Populations Plummet Amid Urbanization and Deforestation

HeadlineApr 27, 2020

In environmental news, new research finds populations of land-dwelling insects around the world have plummeted by about 25% over the last three decades. Publishing in the journal Science, German researchers blame the drop in arthropods on a critical loss of habitat, driven by urbanization and deforestation.

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