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The fossil expands the Denisovan's known range by thousands of kilometres and provides new insights into how this species looked.

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Research like this is important for showing that insect numbers are declining, but they aren’t designed to pinpoint why it’s happening. This makes it challenging to know how to stop the declines.

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