Video above: Cicada superfans eat the bugs, use them in art, and more, in 2024. (NEXSTAR) – After a busy few years for cicada broods emerging, 2026 will seem like a quiet year in much of the U.S. Two ...

A new variant of COVID-19, dubbed cicada, is less susceptible to vaccination and appears to discriminate based on age, scientists say. The variant appears less threatening to older individuals, ...

A COVID-19 strain nicknamed Cicada has been detected in 25 states, though not yet in Arizona. Cicada may evade immunity from past infections and vaccines because it has a distinct lineage from the ...

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· The BA.3.2 COVID variant is getting a lot of attention. · Nicknamed “cicada,” it’s back after simmering in the background for a while. · This variant has a jaw-dropping number of mutations. There ...

Experts are monitoring a highly mutated strain of COVID-19 that long went unnoticed, but has now been identified in Michigan. The new Sars-CoV-2 BA.3.2 variant, known as Cicada — referring to its long ...

Some straggler cicadas from Brood II may emerge in several eastern states this year. Ohio's next significant cicada emergence is expected in 2027 with Brood XXII. It is possible some Brood XXII ...

Tennessee will be spared from any major cicada brood emergences this summer. Some neighboring states, including Georgia and Kentucky, may see cicada stragglers. The next significant cicada emergence ...

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You might be wondering if Pennsylvania is going to get treated to a cicada emergence in 2026. Well, while the next brood isn’t due to emerge for another for years, some “straggler” cicadas might be ...

As spring approaches, many Americans may be expecting the return of loud, swarming cicadas, but experts say there’s little to worry about this year. No major 13‑ or 17‑year cicada broods are set to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) have one of the strangest ...