Male cicadas produce a loud sound to attract females. Insects, despite their small size, can produce surprisingly loud sounds. At this time of the year the most notable insect sound is the loud ...

To most of us, it’s a plague. After 17 years underground, the cicadas invade, blanketing lawns and streets, flying uninvited into faces and droning incessantly. But to David Rothenberg, the sound of ...

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 ...