Mormon Crickets Spread Their Gospel Across Nevada
Usually, the sound of crickets brings to mind a relaxing, quiet nightscape… or the sound of epically bombing at an open mic. But for some towns in the west this spring, the sound—and sight—of crickets is deafening.
Liz Days
Quit Bugging: Cicada-palooza Looms Over Central Illinois
In the Midwest this spring, it’s about to get loud—with a double dose of visiting cicada broods.
Katie Compa
Mutant Virus Strain Found on International Space Station
What’s mutated, drug-resistant, from space, and perhaps headed our way? No one’s quite sure yet, but it’s growing on the International Space Station, and there’s a possibility it could make its way back to Earth.
Bram Teitelman
The Crawling Dead: Fungus-Infected Cicadas Coming This Spring
Get ready for the Cicada-pocalypse! Cicadas, some possessed with a zombie-like fungus, will be emerging from under our feet this springtime in numbers not seen for generations.
Liz Days
