Insects are easy to underestimate. They are small, everywhere, and people swat them as if they were the most insignificant creatures. But the truth is that insects are more fascinating than they are ...

Animals do not uniformly hear the world. A forest at night, for instance, carries layers of sound that humans barely notice: ...

Tobacco hornworm caterpillars have no organs that resemble ears. Yet, scientists were able to figure out how they hear—and it could inspire next generation microphones. To understand hearing in the ...

Tiny mammals can be harder to picture than giant ones. A blue whale sounds huge right away, but a mammal that weighs less ...

Treehoppers, small plant-eating insects from the Membracidae family, are gaining interest among scientists due to their unique vocalisations and extremely weird-looking bodies. The insects live in ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - When the Heartland Eclipse happens on April 8, many will be looking to the skies. But for one group, it’s not about what you’ll see. They’re focused on what you’ll hear. A ...

An animal behaviour lab built inside a converted barn uses motion-capture cameras to track the movements and behaviours of entire flocks of birds or swarms of insects. The so-called SMART-BARN ...

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 ...

The chirrup of a cricket. The stark flash of orange and black wings fluttering around flowers. The drunken looping flight of ...