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Abstract: The outbreak of large-scale desert locust plague in 2020 has attracted wide attention in the world and caused serious damage to food security and livelihood of African and Asian people.

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

Fears of major desert locust swarms in the Sahel in 2025 are receding, as authorities in the region continue to monitor breeding sites. The FAO says control measures were carried out by teams in ...

It’s no exaggeration to say that the U.S. Army is laser-focused on taking out cheap, deadly drones like the ones that have rained down on Ukrainian battlefields and Middle East bases. The service now ...

Functions are the building blocks of Python programming. They let you organize your code, reduce repetition, and make your programs more readable and reusable. Whether you’re writing small scripts or ...

A burst of experimentation followed ChatGPT's release to the public in late 2022. Now many people are integrating the newest models and custom systems into what they do all day: their work. Chefs are ...

KUSHUHUM, Ukraine, July 30 (Reuters) - A massive locust invasion is threatening sunflower and other crops in Ukraine's southern regions, largely caused by the war against Russia's invasion that makes ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a live Egyptian locust from a traveler at Detroit Metro Airport in March. Officials said last week in a Facebook post that they found the insect in ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Police responded to a domestic disturbance and shots fired call Wednesday morning at a home on Weymouth Drive. A man was still firing inside the residence when officers arrived. One man was found dead ...

Either way, let’s not be in denial about it. Credit...Illustration by Christoph Niemann Supported by By Kevin Roose and Casey Newton Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are the hosts of The Times’s “Hard ...