Locust swarms have caused massive damage to food growing in the fields, sometimes with devastating consequences for people who rely on the food. It wasn’t clear why they did it, but new research ...

Scientists have shown for the first time that insects, like mammals, use vision rather than touch to find footholds. They made the discovery thanks to high-speed video cameras -- technology the BBC ...

Can computer games improve mental health? Talking signs, amazing peas and planes mapping fires People in Kenya have been paid to catch swarms of locusts eating farmers’ crops. The insects are full of ...

They’re healthy; they’re plentiful; they’re kosher. Just in time for Passover, some Israelis are taking advantage of a swarm of locusts flying in from Egypt to whip up a unique holiday snack. The ...

Eleven people have died in the past two weeks in central Sudan after a swarm of grasshoppers caused an asthma epidemic. More than 1,600 people have been taken to hospital, health officials in the ...