Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the late 19th century, settlers pushing into the American Midwest looked up from their newly planted fields to see a black ...

They're swarming in gargantuan numbers in parts of Africa and South Asia — and posing a major threat to the food supply. If you have questions... Titanic swarms of desert locusts resembling dark storm ...

In northern Kenya, the next generation of locusts has already been born. But as the plague multiplies and spreads across East Africa and the Horn of Africa, governments - hit by violence or a lack of ...

DMC International Imaging (DMCii) is helping The Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) to predict the spread of locust plagues across North Africa as part of a pro-active approach to tackle the destructive ...

The International Regional Organization for Plant and Animal Health (OIRSA), based in San Salvador, issued an alert on Wednesday regarding a locust infestation affecting fields in Central America and ...

Meteorology has never been as precise as it is today—but how can scientists learn about past weather events? In addition to environmental evidence such as ice cores and sediments, historical records ...