What We Are Reading Today: ‘Grasshoppers, Locusts, and Crickets of the World’

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Updated 29 June 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Grasshoppers, Locusts, and Crickets of the World’

Edited by Martin Husemann and Oliver Hawlitschek

Grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, bush crickets, and katydids make up the order of insects known as Orthoptera.

Although there about 30,000 species of Orthoptera around the world, many people pay little attention to them and even scientists know relatively little about them.

Yet the world of grasshoppers is a fascinating and diverse one.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Human Microbiome in Health and Disease’

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Updated 28 December 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Human Microbiome in Health and Disease’

Author: MARGARET RILEY

Each of our bodies is home to trillions of microorganisms that shape our health, prevent disease, and influence conditions ranging from depression to allergies. This book offers a detailed look at how our microbial inhabitants—known as the microbiome—affect almost every facet of our health.

It takes readers from the microbiome’s primordial origins and their symbiosis with humans to the latest microbiome research, utilizing real-world case studies and current clinical insights to show how shifts in the microbiome can play a role in obesity, autoimmune disorders, and depression.