cancer research, locusts, MSU

How Can Locusts Sniff Out Human Cancer?

Yes, you heard it right. Locusts can detect human cancer. A recent study by Michigan State University (MSU) found that locusts can reliably detect various human cancers by fragrance. Not only can the insects “smell” the difference between healthy and sick cells, but they can also distinguish distinct cancer cell lines.  These findings pave the ...

Ratul Saha

A researcher with a locust.

Locust Swarms: Global Food Security in Danger

The world is currently experiencing one of the worst incidences of locust swarms in decades. Vast regions of East Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and India are being invaded by these pests, which consume all plant crops in their path, thus creating the possibility of serious food shortages around the world. Locust swarms damaging crops ...

Armin Auctor

A locust feeding on wheat.

East Africa Reeling Under Invasion of Locusts

Ever since the start of the year, several countries in East Africa have been plagued by an invasion of locusts that are destroying crops en masse in the region. This is said to be the biggest outbreak of locusts in East Africa in decades, with experts warning that things could turn out much worse as ...

Jack Roberts

Locusts eating crops.