Desert locust swarms can stretch 40 miles wide and contain billions of insects. When they descend on farmland, crops vanish within hours. But what triggers these enormous swarms in the first place?

Arizona State University PhD student Sydney Millerwise holds a migratory locust in ASU’s Global Locust Initiative lab. A new study by an ASU team and international collaborators identifies a strategy ...

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 ...

There were fewer locusts, less crop damage, and doubled crop yields. The farmers were funded by USAID, the program that was cancelled in early 2025 by the Trump administration. Going forward, these ...

"They're very destructive when there's a lot of them, but one-on-one, what's not to love?" says Arianne Cease. She's talking about locusts. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has welcomed an €8 million contribution from the European Union (EU) that will enable countries in ...