Cicadas Are Coming: Rare 'Dual Emergence' Could Awaken a Trillion Bugs of 2 Species - First Time in 221 yrs
1803 was the last time that this convergence occurred, and it involves the periodic cicadas of the 13-year brood and the 17-year brood,
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After Facing Extinction, This Midwestern Bird is Now Soaring Off Endangered Species List
The interior least tern, the world's smallest, has been removed from the Endangered Species List after numbers recovered by 900% in 18 states.
Auto Mechanics Astutely Posed to Recreate Renaissance Paintings (LOOK)
Michelangelo would have been impressed with the striking similarity between this Midwestern worker and his almost-nude David.
Build it and They Will Come: Iowa Man Recreates Wimbledon, Travelers Come to Play Free Tennis
This tennis field sounds like a story reminiscent of Kevin Costner's Field of Dreams.
Inspiring Woman Paints the Sunrise Every Day
After a life-threatening cancer diagnosis from her doctor, a Kansas woman realized the fragility of life and began painting the sunrise each morning. The talented artist working in pastels now has a visual diary of the expansive prairie sky that started one morning in 2005.
Restoring Lake Erie's Largest Wetland After 75 Years
Only around 5 percent of the wetlands in western Lake Erie remain from the days before pollution and dam construction. Now, a five-year process is underway to restore one of the lake's largest coastal wetlands, thanks to the Nature Conservancy.
Hometown Celebrity Josh Duhamel and Black Eyed Peas Help North Dakota Flood Victims
As a Hollywood actor, Josh Duhamel proves that he hasn't forgotten about his little hometown of Minot. He asked his girlfriend, Fergie, to bring her band, the Black Eyed Peas, to North Dakota to perform a benefit concert for victims of local flooding that damaged 4100 houses and hundreds of businesses.
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