Three cicadas in North Carolina during the 2003 Brood IX emergence Chris Simon, CC BY-ND If they’re in your area, you’ll know it from their loud droning, chirping and buzzing sounds. Cicadas from ...

Two broods — or groups — of periodical cicadas are set to simultaneously emerge from the Earth’s soil this spring, a rare event than Halley’s Comet. But, the great cicada co-emergence won’t take place ...

While cicada sightings are certainly on the rise in the Chicago area, some residents in area suburbs have reported seeing none at all. It's true that the emergence has been patchy in the region, with ...

In the wake of North America’s recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on the horizon. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will ...

Cicada sightings have been climbing in the Chicago area following a hot weekend, but where are the biggest populations and what should you expect in your area? A cicada map that tracks spottings ...

For many Americans, the cicadas are here. Trillions of periodical cicadas are already emerging in a rare, two brood event across multiple states, with more expected to come in the following weeks.

Cicadas have emerged in many places in Illinois and started to serenade the state and other parts of the Midwest with their distinctive trilling. The sheer volume of cicadas and their constant sound ...

We’re already calling what the sound of the summer is going to be. No, it’s not a hot new album or a trending TikTok audio — it’s thousands of screaming cicadas. If you live in the South, Northeast or ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Chris Simon, University of Connecticut and John Cooley, University of Connecticut (THE ...

(THE CONVERSATION) If they’re in your area, you’ll know it from their loud droning, chirping and buzzing sounds. Cicadas from Brood XIV – one of the largest groups of cicadas that emerge from ...