New research has found that the mating behavior of crickets is significantly affected by traffic noise and other human-made sounds. When human-made noise pollution was present, the females didn't take ...

From rock concerts to construction noise, humans are a noisy bunch. Studies have shown that noise pollution can cause health problems in humans, such as hearing loss, stress, and high blood pressure.

Back when she was a graduate student, Robin Tinghitella learned something surprising: Birds can deduce the genetic quality of potential mates through smell. "I thought that was the craziest thing I ...

We humans tend to spread and frolic about wherever we please, a development that has been found to harm animals’ environments and health, and therefore ultimately our own. That may be the effect on ...