Butterflies (Papilionoidea) come in a remarkable variety of colors and patterns, from the orange majesty of the monarch to the lustrous red and blue of the peacock butterfly, but all butterflies ...

For the past several weeks, periodical cicadas have emerged in the wooded areas around my home. Their singing filled the air, ...

This year, eastern North America is buzzing with one of nature’s most jaw-dropping spectacles: Brood XIV periodical cicadas.

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 ...

Early Engagement. For many nonprofits, the donor life cycle begins early. Teenagers exploring college options, for example, are already thinking about the kind of communities they want to be part of.

A new survey asked 2,000 adults to imagine what life could look like four decades from now. The predictions suggest a future shaped more by practicality and technology than luxury or tradition. Among ...

Visitors to Kings Island Amusement and Waterpark in Mason, Ohio, were recently advised to keep their mouths closed on rides to prevent a close encounter with a flying cicada. A series of viral videos ...

A clump of cicada exoskeletons found during an educational walk in Bald Eagle State Park on June 7, 2025, to learn about — and listen to — periodical cicadas from Brood XIV, which emerged this year ...

This particular brood has a 17-year life cycle. An emergence typically lasts between 4 and 6 weeks. During that time, cicadas shed their exoskeleton, mate, lay eggs, and then die.

The cicadas are out in full force in one particular part of Massachusetts. The periodical insects known as Brood XIV are ...

Summer has officially landed according to the cicadas being out and about in droves in Ohio. The Cincinnati area has been battling swarms of the irksome insects as viral videos have shown, but they ...

After these adult cicadas mate, they will lay eggs, ... The nymphs then spend the next 13 or 17 years below ground before emerging to continue the life cycle. When will the cicadas go away? How ...