Zoom in far enough on an empress cicada wing, and a strange landscape materializes. At the nanoscale, densely packed spires ...

Fossils reveal that prehistoric cicadas’ wings evolved to help them evade hungry predators with feathers and beaks, scientists say. By Jack Tamisiea Today, few critters are as abundant as cicadas.

This year, the warmth of spring is an invitation for more than one species to emerge from long-term isolation. In parts of 15 Midwestern and East Coast states, cicada season is on its way. This won’t ...

(Nanowerk News) Trillions of periodical cicadas — several species of the genus Magicicada that emerge every 13 or 17 years — broke soil across the Eastern U.S. this summer. News outlets likened the ...

(Nanowerk News) Inspired by the bacteria-killing wings of insects like cicadas, scientists have developed a natural antibacterial texture for use on food packaging to improve shelf life and reduce ...

Trillions of periodical cicadas — several species of the genus Magicicada that emerge every 13 or 17 years — broke soil across the Eastern U.S. this summer. News outlets likened the event to ...