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What's Bugging Locusts? Friday, May 09, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Biology   
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Since ancient times, locust plagues have been viewed as one of the most spectacular events in nature. In seemingly spontaneous fashion, as many as 10 billion critters can suddenly swarm the air and carpet the ground, blazing destructive paths that bring starvation and economic ruin. What makes them do it? A team of scientists from Princeton University, University of Oxford and University of Sydney believes it may finally have an answer to this enduring mystery. (source: princeton.edu)
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