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Beyond the headlines and sometimes dangerous human impacts on their worlds, animals and other creatures persist.

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Certain cicada species in North America emerge from the ground by the millions every 13 or 17 years. But why those specific intervals? Are cicadas secretly prime-number-loving mathematicians?! SciShow ...

Last week, I noticed a huge wasp perched on a dried-up cucumber leaf. It was a male cicada killer wasp, Sphecius speciosus. These beneficial wasps show up each year shortly after the annual cicadas ...

This story was updated to correct the date of the crash. Cicadas are proving to be a bigger terror (aside from their ear-piercing screams and chaotic flying patterns ...

Ohio is one of 13 states expecting cicadas this spring. While generally considered harmless to people, the loud, buzzing insects can pose a threat to certain types of trees and shrubs. In the ...