Academy of Natural Sciences

MAY 13, 2021

The 17-year cicadas, Magicicada spp. , The tree canopies will fill with the other-worldly chorus of their mating calls, which sounds different from our annual cicadas. It is an event that only happens here on this part of the planet – eastern North America. Why 17 years? are nearly here!

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 20, 2021

There is a lot of “buzz” this spring about periodical cicadas, using scary terms like “billions” and “invasion.” But these are insects that have always occurred here, at least for hundreds of thousands of years, and are one of our special natural phenomenon. Why should I care about cicadas?

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 20, 2021

When will we start to see the 17-year cicadas emerging from underground in the Philadelphia region? Academy Entomology Curator Jon Gelhaus tells us what to expect in Part 2 of Brood X Cicadas, and he can’t wait to see and hear the big show. If you are in an area with periodical cicadas, you will know it.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 21, 2021

There was a big empty place on the map that mostly outlined Philly. The map I was looking at was one showing where Brood X of the 17-year cicadas (also called periodical cicadas) had been recorded in previous years and likely would appear this year. But what does an absence of specimens mean?

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Environmental Science

JULY 29, 2018

Biological life on planet Earth is undoubtedly immense and the subject that studies it - biology - is such a vast area of study that no graduate in the subject could hope to understand all of it. Increasingly, biology graduates are looking for ways to find their niche early and focus on one specific area.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Thank you one and all for your conservation leadership! Director Of The Center For Private Forests At Penn State [PaEN] -- In Memoriam: Dr. Gifford Pinchot On Leadership: Collaboration And Honesty Are The Foundation Of Effective Leadership In Public Office -- Mira Lloyd Dock On Leadership: The Old Selfish Minds Must Go.

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