During an afternoon stroll around Morton Arboretum, Maria Malayter’s Apple Watch buzzed twice with an unusual notification. The screen warned her of a “loud environment” with sound levels reaching 90 ...

A group of periodical cicadas on a shrub. (Gene Kritsky, Mount St. Joseph University) For the first time in 17 years, a certain type of insect has emerged from the depths of the underground. Brood XIV ...

The moment you exit your car in front of the Lake Geneva Public Library, the sound is overwhelming. Millions of Brood XIII 17-year cicadas have swarmed the southeastern Wisconsin city, and their ...

Crowdscience listener Ryosuke grew up in Japan, and spent his childhood summers catching cicadas in the park. For people in Japan, the sound of their chirping signals the first true summer day. But ...

After months of waiting, cicadas have finally emerged from the ground in much of the Chicago area. They're seemingly everywhere in some communities, but others are barely seeing any. Stream NBC 5 for ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A summertime serenade you may have already heard this year, cicadas are known for the buzzing noise they create. This distinct sound plays a huge role in the life of a cicada.

HANOVER COUNTY, Virginia (WTVR) — There is a familiar drone in the air in some parts of Virginia as cicadas emerge from the ground, but this year there is some extra buzz as more than just the annual.

Around Australia, the buzz-saw siren of cicadas heralds the beginning of summer. With 237 recorded species of cicada in Australia, almost no area of the country is untouched by their song. Up to 800 ...

A cicada lounges Thursday on a tree limb at F.W. Kent Park west of Tiffin in Johnson County. This year marks the simultaneous emergence of Broods 13 and 19, which hasn’t happened since the 1800s. The ...

The University of Arizona’s Data Diversity Lab gives researchers a new way to picture the future of life on Earth. By blending ecology, evolution and advanced data science, the lab creates tools aimed ...

An adult cicada with large red eyes perches at the top of a daylily in Menifee County. George Campbell George Campbell Cicadas are on the move in central Kentucky and beyond as they emerge across the ...