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 ...

Jurassic World was not silent. Around 165 million years ago, forests in present day Inner Mongolia were filled with the calls of insects communicating through sounds that ranged from low tones to ...

Scientists used AI, lasers and fossilised wings to reconstruct sounds made by cricket and katydid relatives 165 million years ago. (Image: Jun-Jie Gu) Scientists reconstructed 165-million-year-old ...

While a lot of people are probably squeamish or downright scared when it comes to insects, there are also those who are fascinated with them. Young kids who spend a lot of time outdoors most likely ...

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 ...