PRINCETON, New Jersey -- Would you eat a cicada? Some high school students in Princeton, New Jersey are using the Brood X cicada emergence to spread the word about the benefits of eating insects. The ...

BALTIMORE, Md. — In neighborhoods and city parks in parts of the country, Americans are being greeted by the distinct buzzing sound of cicadas emerging after nearly two decades of growing underground.

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In April 2004, "Mean Girls" was playing in theaters and "Yeah!" by Usher was topping the Billboard music charts. At the same time, around the mid-Atlantic region, small holes in the ground were ...

Features EditorLoud humming, red beady eyes, and 17 years spent underground all describe the insect that has been fascinating everyone everywhere, the cicada. Anything that spends 17 years in the ...

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.

Enjoy the peace and quiet while you can, because soon cicadas will make their not-so-subtle return. Not only are cicadas returning to the Volunteer State this year but Tennessee is expected to have ...

They emerge from the ground every 13 or 17 years. — -- Another 17 years have passed for one brood of periodic cicadas -- the time has come for billions to emerge from the ground in deafening ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Enjoy the peace and quiet while you can, because soon cicadas will make their not-so-subtle return. Not only are cicadas returning ...