Why cicadas shriek so loudly and more: your questions answered
Billions of the insects are making an epic emergence in the eastern United States. Billions of the insects are making an epic emergence in the eastern United States.
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Billions of the insects are making an epic emergence in the eastern United States. Billions of the insects are making an epic emergence in the eastern United States.
We’ve all been hearing for months about the 17- and 13-year cicada broods that are emerging this summer.
The cicada noises may help mask the sounds of tinnitus, soothing the symptoms. However, this is not the case for everyone.
For many Illinois residents, the droning call of cicadas is central to summer's soundscape. But this year looks—and sounds—a bit different, courtesy of a timely collision between cicada Broods XIII and XIX. The two broods emerge every 13 and 17 years, respectively. This summer, their schedules synched up for the first time since 1803.
Using tools of geology and genetics, MIT PhD student Fatima Husain investigates the co-evolution of life and Earth and works to communicate science to the public.