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<\/div>Insect Apocalypse<\/h2>
For several years, a crescendo of scientists have sounded alarms over an “insect apocalypse<\/a>” — a global dying-off of what may already amount<\/a> to as much as 80 percent of the global bug population.<\/p> Now, in a grim update, 25 scientists around the world have published a stark warning: If humankind doesn’t manage to save the global bug population, it could spell doom for human life.<\/p> In a pair of strongly-worded open<\/a> letters<\/a> published in the journal Nature Conversation, <\/em>the researchers decried the pollution, habitat destruction, and climate change they believe is causing the mass death of the world’s insects.<\/p> “Each species represents an unrepeatable part of the history of life,” the scientists wrote. “In turn, each species also interacts with others and their environment in distinctive ways, weaving a complex network that sustains other species, including us.”<\/p> The scientists wrote, poetically, that the “fates of humans and insects are intertwined.” In other words, our collective ecological footprint doesn’t just threaten our fellow Earthlings — it could also effectively kick the ladder out from under our own position in the ecosystem.<\/p> Insects, per the study<\/a>, provide humans with “[everything] from pollination and decomposition, to being resources for new medicines, habitat quality indication” and more. Turns out, it’s a bug’s world, and humans are just living off of it. The question is: Without their help, for how much longer?<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> Fates of humans and insects intertwined, warn scientists<\/a> [The Guardian<\/em>]<\/p> More on insects: <\/strong>University Deletes Press Release Claiming Evidence of Bugs on Mars<\/em><\/a><\/p> The post Scientists Warn “Insect Apocalypse” Could Doom Humanity<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read more: Insect Apocalypse For several years, a crescendo of scientists have sounded alarms over an \u201c insect apocalypse \u201d \u2014 a global dying-off of what may already amount to as much as 80 percent of the global bug population. Now, in a grim update, 25 scientists around the world have published a stark warning: If humankind doesn\u2019t manage to save the global bug population, it could spell doom for human life Continue reading Extinction Event<\/h2>
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