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 ...

Few bird songs accompany me as I take the morning walks in late August. I regularly hear the persistent red-eyed vireo and usually a wood peewee. Occasionally, a couple of warblers add abbreviated ...

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, ...

As the summer approaches, residents throughout the city will soon be hearing the sound of cicadas. The loud shrill sound that people find annoying is actually a love song, say entomologists. Every ...

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 ...

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 ...