New research is reshaping our understanding of one of nature's most stunning yet destructive phenomena -- massive locust swarms moving together.

A study recently published in Science has found that classical models of collective behavior fail to explain the mechanisms driving desert locust swarms—an ecological phenomenon that affects ...

Desert locusts, a notorious Biblical pest, form some of the largest insect groups in nature and are estimated to threaten the livelihood of one in ten people due to their impact on food security.

Virtual reality platform uncovers the collective behavior of swarming locusts. Their research could help secure agricultural lands and food supply. https://p.dw.com/p ...

The Navy's new LOCUST (Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology) launchers fire a swarm of drones that can jam enemy communications, and waste enemy resources by drawing fire. The launchers are capable of ...

Egypt in October expects the seasonal migration of locusts, which mainly come from Sudan and other parts of Africa, he said, adding a swarm of locust can range between 50-60 million insects.

In the case of locusts—the migratory swarming form of certain asocial grasshoppers—their sense of smell is intimately tied to their physical and communal transformation. Certain environmental ...

The biblical bugs are basically a form of radicalised ... University ― who transformed a crew of calm hoppers into swarming locusts by tickling them ― instead. The Australian Government ...

If scientists can better understand the brains and receptors of locusts, they might be able to develop swarms of artificial ... of the simple nature of a bug’s brain, researchers are able ...

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 ...

In one virtual reality experiment, for example, focal locusts were placed in between two virtual swarms, one to their left and one to their right, both moving in the same direction. Classical ...