While dinosaurs roamed, a giant insect evolved wings for aerodynamic flight to defend itself against ancient birds, a new ...

Fossils reveal that prehistoric cicadas’ wings evolved to help them evade hungry predators with feathers and beaks, ...

Researchers calculated the flight ability of more than 80 ancient cicada species to analyze their evolution over time.

(WKRN) – During the last week or so, you may have noticed dead leaves and twigs at the ends of the branches on the trees in ...

Boxelder bugs are known for sneaking into homes in swarms near Halloween time. Can you keep them out by knowing which trees ...

This season is shaping up to be a huge one for the classic greengrocer, thanks to a mathematical quirk that could belie an ...

Residents across Missouri and Illinois have been living with the loud sound of cicadas and the damage they've caused to some trees over the past month. If you're ready for them to move on ...

Crawling cicada nymphs, striving to get higher after 17 years underground, marched en masse toward and up trees, pausing to shed their skin and emerge as adults. And then the fun began.

Some fungi do threaten human health. Examples include Aspergillus fumigatus and Cryptococcus neoformans, both of which can ...

A nationwide fall foliage map available at SmokyMountains.com indicates Morgan and other west-central Illinois counties ...

Voice 1: As the US prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it’s worth noting that they’re not just annoying, noisy pests – if prepared properly ...

POLITICS resembles nature. Electoral competition for votes, for example, mirrors competition in nature for resources, ...