(CNN) — Pressed into a piece of rock is the flattened, 47 million-year-old body of a cicada. Measuring about 1 inch (26.5 millimeters) long with a wingspan of 2.7 inches (68.2 millimeters), its ...

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Monumental symphony performance in Springfield, Illinois, will feature curated songs that harmonize with the singing and rhythm of trillions of cicadas On Saturday, June 8, at 6 p.m. CT at Lincoln ...

In April 2004, "Mean Girls" was playing in theaters and "Yeah!" by Usher was topping the Billboard music charts. At the same time, around the mid-Atlantic region, small holes in the ground were ...

They're here.The emergence of periodical Brood XIV cicadas has begun. Millions of cicadas are finally awakening after their 17-year slumber. What you're seeing now is only the beginning. The numbers ...

HAVE BEEN SINGING KELLY ANN. YES, YOU CAN CERTAINLY HEAR THEIR BUZZ HERE ON CAPE COD. ONE OF THE MAIN SPOTS TO FIND THESE 17 YEAR CICADAS IN OUR AREA OUTSIDE OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. THERE’S ONLY TWO ...

Cicadas coordinate their early morning choruses with remarkable precision, timing their singing to a specific level of light during the pre-dawn hours. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This fossil of an adult female cicada is remarkably well preserved. It was found in the Messel Pit in Germany, in rocks that are ...