We estimate that about 80 percent of the Goliathus cacicus population has been wiped out in Côte d'Ivoire if we consider the amount of forest destroyed for cocoa farming. Goliathus regius has ...

A giant of the insect world is disappearing at an alarming rate. The Goliath beetle (Goliathus cacicus and Goliathus regius), one of the largest beetles on Earth, is on the brink of extinction, and ...

The estimate of 5.5 million species of insects is interesting. What’s even more remarkable is that because scientists have found only about 1 million species, that means more than 4.5 million species ...

It can also be a saving grace for those who are afraid of giant insects. In a new study, scientists found that as temperatures have risen over the past half century, global beetle populations may have ...

Scientists at the Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE) Big Science Program — a major international initiative — are turning to their global colleagues to find out. They have created a list of 30 ...