Swarm of grasshoppers weighing 30 TONS invaded Las Vegas on one night in 2019, radar data show

Las Vegas is one of the brightest-lit cities in the US that attracts people from around the world, but the artificial lights also lured 46 million grasshoppers in one summer night in 2019. A new study analyzed the invasion using radar data, finding that artificial light awakened the rather idle insects and did so in … Read more

Beauty spots in the Outer Hebrides invaded by celebrities filming staycation specials

The Outer Hebrides are invaded by celebrities including Joanna Lumley and Jeremy Clarkson amid a jostle to film staycation specials The remote islands of Uist are considered one of the nation’s best-kept secrets But Outer Hebrides were almost overrun with celebrity presenters last autumn Joanna Lumley recalls seeing Jeremy Clarkson as he filmed The Grand Tour … Read more

Student, 20, returns to flat six months later to discover PIGEONS have invaded it

Home to roost: Student, 20, who forgot to close window in university halls room when he left due to Covid… returns six months later to discover PIGEONS have invaded his flat Oluwageorge Johnson, 20, left student halls in Nottingham suddenly in March Accommodation workers found pigeon mess after investigating a strange noise They found pigeon … Read more