The 17-year cicadas are about to emerge on Cape Cod and in Southeastern Massachusetts, and will generate a lot of buzz – ...

Stunning images have emerged of a fossilized insect that serves to reshape scientists’ understanding of the animal’s evolution.

A well-preserved 47-million-year-old cicada fossil has been discovered, and it is so detailed that even the veins in its ...

Two fossils of singing cicadas, one of which was remarkably well preserved, reveals that the insects dispersed in Europe ...

A hard-won recovery in sub-Saharan Africa has been overtaken by recent events. The sudden shift in the global outlook has clouded the region’s short-term prospects and significantly complicated policy ...

After mating, the female cicadas lay their eggs in the trees. As the adults die off, the eggs hatch and cicada nymphs are ...

The dismantling of the Department of Agriculture leaves the country vulnerable to invasive species, food inflation, and port ...

The brood emerges every 17 years, and is considered the second largest periodical cicada brood, according to the University of Connecticut. Researchers use past emergences to predict where and ...

Brood XIV has begun to emerge in some eastern U.S. states. The brood emerges every 17 years, and is considered the second largest periodical cicada brood, according to the University of Connecticut.

In the coming weeks, many areas of central Pennsylvania will experience a most interesting natural spectacle — the emergence of the periodical cicada. These large, noisy bugs are sometimes ...