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By Olivier Le Moal/Shutterstock.com The funding is from the agency’s Resilient Maryland program, which aims to help eligible organizations and governmental entities set up microgrids, resiliency hubs, resilient facility power systems and advanced combined heat and power (CHP) systems. “Maryland continues to lead by example, providing funding to help Maryland communities and organizations address energy resiliency through the use of cleaner and renewable energy options,” Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said May 25. One of the biggest hurdles to moving projects ahead is getting organizational ...

When The Brood X Cicadas Descend In Masses, So Do Bug Scientists Millions upon millions of Brood X cicadas are emerging, and entomologist Marianne Alleyne didn't want to miss it. "I didn't see it 17 years ago, and I wanted to experience it," says Alleyne. "My brother-in-law actually put it perfectly: 'This is your entomology Woodstock, isn't it?'" Brood X isn't the only group of cicadas that spends nearly two decades underground, but it is the biggest and most famous. The return of these enormous black bugs only lasts about six weeks and is a rare chance for researchers to try to understand e...

When a critter spends 17 years underground, it's not easy to study. So as Brood X cicadas break out, they're followed closely by researchers who must cram a lot of work in about six weeks.

: : Josh Pulliam and other researchers from Jake Socha's lab at Virginia Tech drove from Blacksburg, Va., to the northern part of the state and spent days collecting and studying Brood X cicadas. Millions upon millions of Brood X cicadas are emerging, and entomologist Marianne Alleyne didn't want to miss it. "I didn't see it 17 years ago, and I wanted to experience it," says Alleyne. "My brother-in-law actually put it perfectly: 'This is your entomology Woodstock, isn't it?'" Brood X isn't the only group of cicadas that spends nearly two decades underground, but it is the ...

By Amy Brecount White | share this Evan and Ashley Alexander, with baby Pauli, added an outdoor kitchen and a firepit to their Potomac backyard. Photo by Michael Ventura Lingering over drinks by the firepit. Cooling off in a pool. Dinner in a screened porch (no bugs allowed). Lately, we’ve all been seeking out spaces where we can safely gather to socialize. For many, the backyard is the place to be, and the key is making this often underutilized area more versatile. “People are looking at their landscape with a new lens,” says Bruce Allentuck, the owner of Allentuck Landscaping Co. i...