Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As spring approaches, many Americans may be expecting the return of loud, swarming cicadas, but experts say there’s little to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) have one of the strangest ...

As a kid growing up in Virginia, I have vivid memories of the 17-year cicadas. They were enormous, dangerous-looking insects—1.5 to 2 inches long with wingspans up to 3 inches—yet harmless enough for ...

If you've been outside in the past few weeks you've likely heard a high-pitched — very loud — buzz emanating from at least a few trees: Michigan's dog day cicadas are out and about once again.