What’s that sound? Is it the eerie sound of an alien spaceship landing nearby? A white-noise soundtrack for people who have trouble falling asleep? Or is it the distinctive chorus of millions of ...

For the first time since 1803, more than 1 trillion cicadas from two major broods will emerge from underground dormancy in mid-May and collectively create a loud, high-pitched buzz that will assault ...

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 ...

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 ...

The sound of summer’s height is the cicada. You always hear the first one. It’s a sound you haven’t thought about for months, but, ah: the whine, the drone, the rattling diminution. There you are!

ST. LOUIS — Shhhooo. Wee-uuu. Chick, chick, chick. That’s the sound of three different cicada species. For some people, those sounds are the song of the summer. Others wish the insects would turn it ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio - The arrival of warm spring temperatures also means the arrival of cicadas, which are expected to start filling the air with their iconic buzzing sounds as soon as next week in some ...

As winter melts away, spring begins to blossom – and buzz with the sound of cicadas. This year, the cohort of cicadas known as “Brood XIV” will emerge from the ground and, much like many other animals ...

Cicada chaos is flourishing and flying, and will be for at least another couple weeks in the Chicago area. Trillions of once-hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the trees and perching upon people's ...

"People were curious and did not know who else to call," Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster tells PEOPLE The cicada apocalypse that was promised to invade the U.S this spring courtesy of a rare double ...