Michael Kratsios, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, speaks during an announcement on American Nuclear Innovation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Ana Garcia, researcher at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO), explains findings from research conducted in the private Mashi-Tayra reserve during the presentation of a scientific research project at INABIO facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Ana García (2-L), researcher at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO), shows preserved insect and arthropod specimens collected in the private Mashi-Tayra reserve to visitors during the presentation of a scientific research project at INABIO facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Ana Garcia, researcher at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO), explains findings from research conducted in the private Mashi-Tayra reserve during the presentation of a scientific research project at INABIO facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

View of preserved insect specimens collected in the private Mashi-Tayra reserve during the presentation of a scientific research project at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Ana Garcia, researcher at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO), explains findings from research conducted in the private Mashi-Tayra reserve during the presentation of a scientific research project at INABIO facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

A person examines preserved insect specimens collected in the private Mashi-Tayra reserve during the presentation of a scientific research project at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

A person examines a small insect specimen with a magnifying glass during the presentation of a scientific research project at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)