Locusts have undersized babies—with their first lunch already in their guts—in dry conditions. Desert locusts have two distinct modes—solitary and gregarious—that are behaviorally and visibly ...

Researchers at Wash U have spent the better part of the decade studying the ins and outs of how locusts smell, including how odors affect the insect’s behavior. “The same organism can exist in two ...

The cyborg insects could one day be used in a breath test to screen for disease—or inspire a new type of device. Cyborg locust brains can help spot the telltale signs of human cancer in the lab, a new ...

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 ...

Along with the invisible invader aka the coronavirus, several countries in South and Central Asia are also under a vicious attack by swarms of locusts. The locusts first spread across East Africa in ...