Animals more likely to eat their young are those with faster reproductive cycles. “Species that have large broods might be ...

By studying the genes responsible for the seahorse’s brood pouch, researchers uncovered a new route to “motherhood.” ...

Trillions of periodical cicadas are tunneling out from their underground homes for the first time in 17 years to mate, loudly. Your questions, answered. Leslie Katz led a team that explored the ...

Dying ants broadcast a chemical “end me” signal that triggers swift sacrifice, protecting the colony from deadly infections.

Ant colonies operate as tightly coordinated "superorganisms" with individual ants working together, much like the cells of a ...

Brood XIV, the latest group of buzzing cicadas, are emerging this spring. This time, billions of them will hit in at least 12 states, experts say. This brood, Brood XIV, is considered the second ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

They're big. They're incredibly loud. And they're coming by the billions. Meet Magicicada cassinii, better known as the cicada. Every year, a relatively small number of these insects emerge from the ...

Trillions of cicadas that have been underground since 2004 are about to emerge in 15 states in the U.S., and while the insects known as Brood X won’t cause humans any harm, experts say individuals in ...