And yes, the fungus takes control over the cicada, makes them hypersexual, looking to spread the parasite as a sexually transmitted disease. “They're zombies, completely at the mercy of the ...

Student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the ...

Spring is approaching, and soon, the buzz of cicadas will permeate throughout neighborhoods in the eastern half of the United States. This year, cicadas from Brood XIV will be seen – and heard ...

Millions of Brood XIV cicadas will emerge in 13 states this spring. These cicadas have spent the last 17 years underground and will emerge when soil temperatures reach 64-65°F. Here's whether 17 ...

The red-eyed menace known as the “periodical cicada” has local scientists confidently predicting that the flying insects will definitely appear in Maryland this year. And that they definitely ...

A deadly fungal epidemic in Brazil is evolving fast: pollution, cats, and genetics may be fueling its unstoppable spread.

The 17-year periodical Brood XIV cicada, last seen in 2008, will reemerge from the ground in 2025. Tennessee is expected to have one of the largest concentrations of cicadas anywhere in the U.S ...

Cicada Brood XIV will emerge in 14 states this spring. You can track the emergence and report your cicada sightings with a free app called Cicada Safari. Parts of New Jersey are going to get loud ...

Billions of cicadas in New York, New Jersey and 11 other states will come out of a 17-year-long hibernation in two months – and make their presence known with their famously noisy mating call ...