New research published in Science is reshaping our understanding of one of nature’s most stunning yet destructive phenomena — massive locust swarms moving together. A team of researchers, including ...

This migratory pest can reach plague proportions, and a swarm covering one square kilometre can consume enough food in one day to feed 35,000 people. Desert locusts typically lead solitary lives until ...

Desert locusts have become a major problem for some parts of the world over the last few years. Humans have long known about the devastating potential of locust swarms, which were recorded as far back ...

Lou Del Bello is a climate and energy journalist currently living in New Delhi. This story originally featured on Undark. The farmer stands in front of his barren field, dotted with stunted cumin ...

Leisa Armstrong does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The worst locust swarms in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province in 25 years (occurring in May 2022) is in the past. But the millions of eggs laid by the insects could hatch this September, the ...

The first thing that comes to mind when we think of the desert locust is destruction. Traveling in swarms that can number in the billions, or even trillions, and spread over large swathes of land, ...