Flying desert locust under the blue sky illustrating the pattern of polarization created by the sun just outside the image on the upper right side. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

Vast locust swarms in East Africa could put almost 5 million people in the region at risk of hunger and famine, according to the International Rescue Committee. “A fourth generation of desert locusts ...

NOAA is lending technical support to the United Nations in its battle against a massive locust infestation that’s spread from Africa into the Middle East and Asia. NOAA’s assistance is helping ...

East Africa is in the midst of a crisis that sounds like something out of the Book of Exodus: A plague of locusts is spreading across the region, threatening the food supply of tens of millions.