Will Pittsburgh see cicadas this year? Some parts of the country will have "straggler" cicadas this summer. Here's where they ...

The BA.3.2 “cicada” COVID variant is being tracked globally, but current evidence shows no increased severity or major public health risk.

The Global Virus Network (GVN) , representing eminent human and animal virologists from more than 90 Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in over 40 ...

From water bears to wood frogs, explore wild creatures that press pause on life, then revive as if resurrected from the dead.

The cicada variant was first detected in Idaho in November 2025. Doctors say the concern with the variant is its high level of mutations, and suggest a booster. ‘NATO alliance effectively destroyed’: ...

As a kid growing up in Virginia, I have vivid memories of the 17-year cicadas. They were enormous, dangerous-looking insects—1.5 to 2 inches long with wingspans up to 3 inches—yet harmless enough for ...

We study the bark of each and every tree in the yard. Gianna, 4, takes the lead, while Makayla, 2, follows. Today we strike it rich, finding five cicada shells which Grandma places carefully in a zip ...

Video game designer Satoshi Taijiri, who created the first Pokémon game in 1996, was inspired by his childhood love of ...

Zha Shiyire reflects on how a wild, animal-filled childhood in rural Yunnan built an inner sanctuary that still sustains her.

Maricopa County Fair officials announced there would be "no direct public animal contact" this year after an E. coli outbreak ...

Steven Brothers doesn't have to look far to find ways to be creative. He finds it on skateboards, custom construction, good music, good comics, even bugs. Brothers' first interest was skateboarding ...