What's that sound? It may sound like a very loud buzzing or droning that lasts all day and into the night. But before you call the police to report what you think could be a siren, whine or roar, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The periodical cicada broods are coming – and while harmless, they're famously quite noisy and loud. The noise will be hard to miss. But it won't all even be the same noise – as there ...

The "wall of sound" created by this year's cicada invasion may help people with tinnitus. This is according to Fatima Husain, a researcher at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio — When the Brood X cicadas emerge in parts of the U.S. later this month, they’ll be big and they’ll be loud. “It's crickets-on-steroids kind of thing,” said Dr. Ian Windmill, senior ...

High-pitched whining. A shrill buzzing. A cacophony of clicking. For some autistic people, cicadas’ mating calls aren’t just an interesting anomaly or slightly annoying background noise — they can ...

Are cicadas emerging near your home and making a racket? We want to hear about your experience. Grab your phone, stand where you can hear them sing their song and leave us a voice message about where ...

Around Australia, the buzz-saw siren of cicadas heralds the beginning of summer. With 237 recorded species of cicada in Australia, almost no area of the country is untouched by their song. Up to 800 ...

Louisville escaped the cicada swarm this time around, but that wasn't the case back in 2004.You likely remember they were loud, but just how loud?Relive the wild sounds of the cicada swarm in the ...

Magicicada septendecim, also known as Brood XIII, also known as the 17-year locust, also known as the Northern Illinois Brood, also known as the cicada you’re most likely to squash (with malice or not ...

Now that Brood XIX cicadas have begun to emerge in the Upstate, residents who have spotted the insects in their backyard or garage may be curious to learn more about them. Can cicadas bite my kids or ...

NORTH AURORA, Ill. -- The season of the periodical cicada is winding down in the Chicago area and the Midwest. These insects finished up their mating season in early July and have laid their eggs to ...