While much insight has been gleaned from how grasshoppers hop, their gliding prowess has mostly been overlooked. Now ...

By studying how grasshoppers glide and fold their wings, researchers are finding new ways to extend flight time for ...

On a recent morning, 10 Florida grasshopper sparrows, tiny brown-speckled birds that are the most endangered on the continent, took their first scampers and flaps on the state’s central prairie. It ...

The obscure bird grasshopper is a giant among insects. As a kid, it’s hard enough to get the nerve to catch a grasshopper, but when we do, it’s usually a smaller species, such as a spotted-winged or a ...