Death becomes the main character in “The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy,” a peculiar cinematic essay that reconstructs the voluntary starvation of an anonymous camper. Inspired by a true story ...

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 ...

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 ...

Back in the Midwest, in the summers I listened to cicadas calling and crickets chirping — sounds that don’t happen here in Southeast Alaska. We hear mosquitoes and bees buzzing, of course, but that’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Death becomes the main character in “The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy,” a peculiar cinematic essay that reconstructs the voluntary starvation of an anonymous camper. Inspired by a true story ...

What’s that sound? Is it the eerie sound of an alien spaceship landing nearby? A white-noise soundtrack for people who have trouble falling asleep? Or is it the distinctive chorus of millions of ...

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