Standing in a tropical forest at night, you might hear what sounds like a small bird calling from high in the canopy. Listen more closely, though, and that “bird” turns out to be an insect with ...

A new study suggests that the insects rely on the sounds made by distressed vegetation to guide important reproductive choices. By Gennaro Tomma You may not want to sit next to a crying baby on an ...

When a plant is stressed, it doesn’t keep quiet about it. You won’t hear the plant’s cry because it’s in the ultrasonic range — too high-pitched for human ears — but, for decades, scientists have been ...

Jurassic World was not silent. Around 165 million years ago, forests in present day Inner Mongolia were filled with the calls of insects communicating through sounds that ranged from low tones to ...

Scientists studied the fossils of prehistoric relatives of katydids. Rhododendrites via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Amid the footsteps of dinosaurs and the rustle of ferns in the wind, the ...

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 ...

While we have a good idea of what life looked like when dinosaurs were around, it's a bit harder to imagine what it sounded like - until now! Scientists have used a combination of artificial ...

Scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of nine species of ancient insects to create the first accurate Jurassic soundscape. By Annie Roth Chirps, trills and clicks — these are the ...

While a lot of people are probably squeamish or downright scared when it comes to insects, there are also those who are fascinated with them. Young kids who spend a lot of time outdoors most likely ...

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 ...