A notably large brood of periodical cicadas will emerge from the underground across parts of the eastern U.S. this spring.

develop wings and leave behind an empty shell. The deserted exoskeleton will often be seen still attached to the tree in what may be a near-perfect cast of the newly hatched cicada. Read more ...

While states like Kentucky and Tennessee brace for a literal buzz bomb, eastern Oklahoma sits safely outside the splash zone ...

An annual cicada brood will emerge this year, along with annual cicada species that we see each year. Here's what to know.

Periodical cicadas are rare. Of the roughly 3,400 cicada species on earth, only seven of these live underground as nymphs for 13 or 17 years and all are found in eastern North America. These true bugs ...