Living in Idaho, it’s easy to sit back and laugh as people in the Midwest and parts of the South panic over the inevitable arrival of “trillions” of cicadas. But should we be that cocky? Getty Images This year’s “cicada invasion” is supposed to be even more intense than the...
Living in Idaho, it’s easy to sit back and laugh as people in the Midwest and parts of the South panic over the inevitable arrival of “trillions” of cicadas. But should we be that cocky? Getty ImagesThis year’s “cicada invasion” is supposed to be even more intense than the one...
Try this backyard science project: Find a tree, dig a hole near it, bury yourself underground, and wait exactly 17 years before you reemerge, surviving off the juices from your tree's roots in the meantime. You are not allowed to use any kind of clock.Eoin O'Carroll...
the tone is obvious: if anyone in the audience is allergic to puns and goofy humor, they would do well to leave sooner than later. But for those who stay, they will be treated to more laughs than any one night has any right to ...
I woke up really early before the cicadas started. I used to love their singing, their wild maddening flying in and out of every single tree and shrub, and even the tiniest flower. There are so many flying around my garden that when I just walk out the door they attack my head, fly...
I made frequent calls to my parents while I was stuck at university in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a hot morning in the village. My mother still looked so frail. The strident screech of cicadas coming from the trees around the house filled the air, lowered fo...
1. What did you do in 2024 that you’d never done before? I got COVID. In late July, at the tail end of our family’s two week vacation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, it finally found me. Though we had been cautious since early 2020 when the pandemic began and always sta...
But how do the cicadas know that 17 years underground have passed? No one knows for sure, but scientists speculate that periodical cicadas have an internal molecular clock that allows them to sense the passage of time through changes in the tree sap that they eat. According to this theory, ...
Most cicadas come out of the ground once every year. But there are seven kinds of cicadas that stay under the ground for many years. Three of these live underground for seventeen years! All of these cicadas are found only in the United States. In its whole life, it mainly goes through ...
other small prey in the rocky Scottish countryside. Small, shaggy, and alert, this breed likes having a place where they can explore and dig. Cairns are small enough for a lap snuggle and sturdy enough for a good run on the lawn. They do best with a fair bit of close family contact....