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    Insects could be extinct within a century, scientists say

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    Kris Holt
    Kris Holt
    02.11.2019

    Insects are dying so rapidly, they could disappear within 100 years, according to the first global scientific review on their decline. A third of species are endangered and more than 40 percent face the threat of extinction in the next few decades, according to the study, which was published in the Biological Conservation journal.