In case you haven't heard, Massachusetts will soon be swarmed with insects known as cicadas. In next few weeks, the 17-year periodical cicadas, also known as Brood XIV, will emerge. While some people ...

Early in the pandemic, scientists tried training dogs to detect COVID-19 infections in humans. The results were predictable. Man’s best friend proved adept at sniffing out the disease, but the ...

There's a good reason locusts are considered plague-worthy. Despite their size, swarms of these insects can cause considerable damage by shredding plant life to bits like ravenous piranhas.. The bugs ...

In London last week United Nations brass hats plotted the tactics and logistics of a great offensive against insects. In Egypt and Ethiopia, India and Iran, Arabia and, Rhodesia, scouts had been sent ...

A breakthrough way to detect human oral cancers has an unusual key component: a locust's brain. Yes, locusts, the giant grasshoppers better known for swarming in large numbers and destroying crops.

The cyborg insects could one day be used in a breath test to screen for disease—or inspire a new type of device. Cyborg locust brains can help spot the telltale signs of human cancer in the lab, a new ...

Scientists studied the behavior of the locusts and how the neurons in their brains responded to appealing and unappealing odors to learn more about how the brain encodes for preferences and how it ...

Imagine looking up to see an ominous black cloud on the horizon. Now imagine your growing horror as you watch that cloud reveal itself as an immense, miles-wide swarm of ravenous insects. In Locust, ...

Traditional animal farming has fulfilled human nutritional requirements for protein, but insects may serve as an alternative for direct human consumption in the future. Researchers are working to lay ...