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Cicada Brood XIV, the only brood of periodical cicadas that inhabit Centre County, are back this summer before they return to ...
"There is a lot of anticipation about the periodical cicadas in Massachusetts," said Simisky. Dubbed "Brood XIV, " or "Brood ...
Many people are surely happy to see them go—to no longer have to pick cicadas and their molted shells off of cars, fences, benches, and trees, or see them squashed against the sidewalk. For others, ...
Mindy Weisberger's new book details the crafty worms, fungi, and other parasites that have learned to mind-control their ...
Seemingly overnight, the field of war psychiatry emerged and a new term—shell shock—appeared to describe a range of mental injuries, from facial tics to an inability to speak. Hundreds of ...
Breakingviewscategory· 5:00 AM UTC Shell-BP merger’s key ingredient is time The $198 bln oil major keeps getting asked about a bid for its struggling $77 bln UK rival. Right now, there’s ...
May 14, 2025 — Archaeopteryx is the fossil that clearly demonstrated Darwin's views. It's the oldest known fossil bird, and it helps show that all birds -- including the ones alive today ...
May 9, 2025 — The Arctic landscape during the Cretaceous Period may have been dominated by the dinosaurs, but the rivers and streams held something more familiar. Alaska's fresh waters 73 ...