The evolution of insect-eating birds may have spurred rapid changes in the flight ability of ancient cicadas, according to ...

Alongside dish sponges, cutting boards - particularly those used for raw meat - are hotspots for bacteria. Instead of relying solely on human-devised cleaning methods to combat bacterial buildup, ...

Screaming “boy bands” will swarm across Kentucky starting in late spring into the summer this year, though their songs are ...

While US stealth fighters like the F-22 Raptor grapple with delaminating radar-absorbent coatings – a vulnerability likened to “moulting cicada wings” – China claims to have found an ancient solution ...

Sharks have inspired new ultra-clean chopping boards. Laser-textured metal inspired by shark skin and cicada wings has helped to create state-of-the-art antibacterial surfaces. The new technique ...

Will periodical cicadas emerge in MD in 2025? If so, where? And what brood will they be? The experts disagree.

Inspired by the naturally antimicrobial textures of cicada wings and shark skin, micro- and nanoscale textures at the scale of bacterial cells make it difficult for bacteria to attach. They also ...