What’s that sound? Is it the eerie sound of an alien spaceship landing nearby? A white-noise soundtrack for people who have trouble falling asleep? Or is it the distinctive chorus of millions of ...

Meet a katydid that sounds like a bird and is as big as one too! It's even able to modulate its call to avoid attracting bats ...

A group of treehoppers sit on a plant stem in University of Missouri Professor Rex Cocroft's lab. Humans can't hear the vibrations these insects use to communicate with, but Cocroft has been able to ...

From Indonesia to Wisconsin, farmers all over the world struggle with a huge problem: pests. On top of that, it's tough for farmers to identify... How listening to the sounds of insects can help ...

When some insects are scared or threatened by predators, they secrete smelly compounds. Scientists converted the secretions into sounds, creating an eerie melody that's unpleasant to humans. See more ...

July, August and September are the months of insects in Lancaster County. And I have been delighted to experience many insects, locally, during those warm months. From the middle of June to mid-July, ...

Bird-watching—and, necessarily, listening—has exploded in popularity in recent years. But put your ears a little closer to the ground, and you might hear a quieter but just as potent kind of song ...

On a muggy June morning, Emily Bick winds through a field of knee-high corn, just north of Madison, Wisconsin. It feels like that quiet, anticipation-filled moment before a concert: Tech people are ...