This summer, prepare for the return of Brood X. No, that’s not the title of a B-grade horror flick, but it does involve an army of insects rising from the earth Night of the Living Dead–style.

It's a big year in America—for wildlife as well as for politics. I'm talking about periodical cicadas. These curious creatures spend most of their lives in the ground, emerging after 13 or 17 years to ...

Roger McMullan, of Salt Lake City, is a lifelong enthusiast of the periodical cicada and author/illustrator of the new graphic novel "Cicadapocalypse," aiming to educate young, curious minds about the ...

Cicada Brood XIV, the second-largest periodical brood, has begun to emerge in some Eastern states. Along with some possible stragglers from other broods, including Brood I, Brood VI and Brood X, could ...

(WTAJ) — The current brood of cicadas, Brood X, are here, back from underground, and millions are taking over wherever they want. There are annual cicadas, which we can see every year, and there are ...

They’re noisy and they’re disgusting looking. The buzzing sound from the trees is a springtime staple in North Alabama. They dive bomb unsuspecting pedestrians. Their carcasses litter the sidewalk.

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have invented a method to manipulate the musical scales of cicadas' chirps by using electrical muscle stimulation (EMS). A hybrid ...

Artists in the south of France have long admired the hum of cicadas, and shops today even sell cicada-themed souvenirs. This is how the noisy bug became a celebrated symbol in the region. In the ...

It’s a big year in America – for wildlife as well as for politics. I’m talking about periodical cicadas. These curious creatures spend most of their lives in the ground, emerging after 13 or 17 years ...