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 ...

When you stop and listen, Colorado is the stage for an insect cacophony this time of year. Crickets sing in the grasses, and the trees are full of shrilling cicadas and the scree-scree-scree calls of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pictured is a cicada that recently emerged in Oktibbeha County as part of a 13-year periodical brood. The rare emergence not only brought more insects out of the ground, but also additional noise as ...

During the summer, you probably hear a variety of sounds in your own backyard. We take a quick listen at what you're hearing. If you step outside during the daytime what you most likely will be ...

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 ...

Long exposure combining images taken at the side of the Po River in San Matteo delle Chiaviche, Italy. (Alberto Ghizzi Panizza/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) As summer rolls around, ...

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, ...

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 ...