Male locusts have long been observed shielding mates from other males. Researchers say this behavior may also protect the females from desert temperatures. By Gennaro Tomma It may seem like a hopeless ...

Researchers studying locusts have found that the presence of smell can be determined by simply adding and subtracting the presence of certain neurons. Smell a cup of coffee. Smell it inside or outside ...

In 1937, aboard slowly-moving trains, the Army National Guard used flamethrowers in an attempt to quell a relentless plague of locusts crossing through Colorado. But the flamethrowers failed. And so ...