Pictured is a cicada that recently emerged in Oktibbeha County as part of a 13-year periodical brood. The rare emergence not only brought more insects out of the ground, but also additional noise as ...

What's that sound? It may sound like a very loud buzzing or droning that lasts all day and into the night. But before you call the police to report what you think could be a siren, whine or roar, ...

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

Over the past few weeks, Brood XIII 17-year cicadas have emerged in parts of southern Wisconsin and the Midwest for the first time since 2007. Along with the crunchy carcasses they leave behind, ...

If you're lying awake on a summer night and a noise from outside is keeping you up, chances are the creature responsible is ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The periodical cicada broods are coming – and while harmless, they're famously quite noisy and loud. The noise will be hard to miss. But it won't all even be the same noise – as there ...

Editor's note: This is the latest edition of Curious Mississippi, a service to the readers of the Clarion Ledger. Other questions answered by Curious Mississippi have surrounded recycling, potholes, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago area is bracing for the cicada invasion. The peak is expected this week. The 17-year-cicadas will emerge from their underground homes with an explosion of life and sound ...

The "wall of sound" created by this year's cicada invasion may help people with tinnitus. This is according to Fatima Husain, a researcher at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology ...

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 ...