Standing in a tropical forest at night, you might hear what sounds like a small bird calling from high in the canopy. Listen ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers from Rochester Institute of Technology and Seneca Park Zoo are developing a virtual reality gaming environment that will let zoogoers experience a Madagascar rainforest ecosystem. They ...

More info: The recital’s program will include Dvořák’s “American” quartet, Vivan Fung’s “Insects and Machines” and Cesar Franck’s Piano Quintet in F minor with pianist Anton Nel You won’t hear ...

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...

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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 ...