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 ...

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — The most noticeable part of the cicada invasion blanketing the central United States is the sound — an eerie, amazingly loud song that gets in a person's ears and won't let much ...

For many Illinois residents, the droning call of cicadas is central to summer's soundscape. But this year looks — and sounds — a bit different, courtesy of a timely collision between cicada Broods ...

As some of the loudest singing insects on Earth are back to chirp at a volume similar to an airplane’s, Americans are rejoicing or covering their ears. Listen to some of the species. By Aimee Ortiz It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of periodical cicadas on a shrub. (Gene Kritsky, Mount St. Joseph University) For the first time in 17 years, a certain ...

ST. LOUIS — Shhhooo. Wee-uuu. Chick, chick, chick. That’s the sound of three different cicada species. For some people, those sounds are the song of the summer. Others wish the insects would turn it ...

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 ...

Cicadas are the song of the summer, especially around St. Louis, but this year’s large broods may be especially irritating for people on the autism spectrum who have hearing sensitivity. ST. LOUIS — ...

Cicadas are the song of the summer, but this year's large broods may be especially irritating for people on the autism spectrum who have hearing... Chorus or cacophony? Cicada song hits some ears ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. ST. LOUIS — Shhhooo. Wee-uuu. Chick, ...