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Don't like the deafening sound of 17-year cicadas? Try eating one. You may fall in love.

Trillions of cicadas, underground for the last 17 years, have emerged in numerous eastern and midwestern states to spend a few days above ground climbing onto trees and walls, mating and making a wonderful ruckus.

The aim of the census, launched this month, is not to create an exact count, but rather to establish a baseline of wildlife data, and will focus predominantly on counting terrestrial and aquatic mammals.

Studies found that cities closer to the ocean have more marine microbes within their transit systems, while those near parks have more plant microbes.

As the largest restoration effort in the last 20 years, the Atlantic Forest project provides a blueprint for the rest of the world.

In mainland Ecuador, only 6% of people have been vaccinated so far. But officials are hoping to have all adults on its islands vaccinated by the end of this month.

Teens and kids will feel the impact global warming more keenly than older generations — and many of them are choosing to act now to stop it.

National Geographic has released “Secrets of the Whales,” a video documentary miniseries that seeks to unravel the secrets of whale behavior and understand whale cultures of orcas, humpbacks, narwhals, belugas and sperm whales.

Emergency management specialists are bracing for an early — and intense — hurricane season.

Advocates hope the ban on ads glorifying cheap flights and gas-guzzling cars will pave the way for larger, more comprehensive ad bans across the Netherlands and beyond.