The cicada lives most of its life hidden beneath the soil, waiting in darkness for years before emerging all at once. Some ...

WHEATON, Ill. — The most noticeable part of the cicada invasion blanketing the central United States is the sound — an eerie, amazingly loud song that gets in a person's ears and won't let much else ...

The public will choose the winner of the People’s Choice award in a vote that runs from February 4 to March 18 ...

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It is going to be a noisy couple of months in parts of New Jersey this spring as thousands of periodical cicadas emerge from the ground and come together to form a chorus in the treetops. New Jersey ...

An odd turn-of-phrase from the governor at a press conference left linguists and a reporter scratching their heads.

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