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 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 ...

Tiny insects called treehoppers produce very different mating songs at higher versus lower temperatures, but the intended recipient still finds the changed songs attractive. Insects can be noisy. But ...

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 ...

Although this week's weather has dampened things a bit, this is the time of year when the woodlands get noisy with the sounds of insects. Two of the most obvious groups are the cicadas, which "sing" ...

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 ...