Cicadas are members of the superfamily Cicadoidea and are physically distinguished by their stout bodies, broad heads, clear-membraned wings, and large compound eyes. There are more than 3,000 ...

This year, trillions of periodical cicadas are emerging in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries. Two periodical cicadas broods are emerging at the same time: the 13-year Brood XIX ...

As the US philosopher Alan Baker has argued, this biological explanation for why cicadas have prime-numbered life cycles relies heavily on mathematics. In this case, it seems like facts about ...