Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) have one of the strangest ...

A strange whistling hum fills the air in Bourne. It's a tell-tale sign that hundreds of periodical cicadas are all around, in the trees and crawling up bushes, hoping to attract a mate after 17 years ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions if not billions of 17-year cicadas have emerged in Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio. So, is the invasion by Brood XIV is ...

HAVE BEEN SINGING KELLY ANN. YES, YOU CAN CERTAINLY HEAR THEIR BUZZ HERE ON CAPE COD. ONE OF THE MAIN SPOTS TO FIND THESE 17 YEAR CICADAS IN OUR AREA OUTSIDE OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. THERE’S ONLY TWO ...

Walking out into your yard to enjoy a warm afternoon, only to find a hollow alien-looking bug casing clinging to your favorite tree, would probably send a chill down anyone's spine. During a mass ...

Periodical cicadas, Brood XIV, emerge in parts of the eastern U.S. every 17 years. Scientists study cicadas to understand their unique life cycle, timekeeping abilities, and response to climate change ...

Hear that buzz? Billions of cicadas have crawled from underground in D.C., Maryland and Virginia to begin a weekslong period of cacophonous mating. While some may be worried about creepy crawlies, ...

Are you noticing a lot of dead or dying branches on trees lately? It's not the recent heat wave causing it. The invasion of 17-year cicadas is to blame. Those dead tree branches? Some of that is ...

Cicadas have been annoying for as long as I can remember. The first time I remember them showing up in Maryland was when I was a teenager. Big, noisy bugs with red eyes, and they were absolutely ...

Brood XIV cicadas, emerging in parts of the U.S., are nearing their peak activity but their loud singing should end by early July. The cicadas in and near Cincinnati will likely peak later due to the ...