Desert locust swarms are ravaging crops, trees, and pastureland, destroying food and vegetation and jeopardizing food security across Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and South Asia. The World Bank is ...

As Cyclone Amphan made landfall in India in May, swarms were also forming there as well as in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iran. The crisis has affected 23 countries to date, from Pakistan to Tanzania. 3. The ...

Argentina and Brazil are monitoring the movement of a 15-square-kilometer locust swarm in Argentina’s northeast, though authorities and specialists said so far it had not caused significant ...

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 ...

A locust swarm typically comprises billions of the winged insects that destroy vast areas of farmland in days and generally afflict countries in Africa. Between 2012 and 2019, the researchers ...