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 ...

Most people have suffered through noise pollution, whether it's the thumping of a jackhammer or a screaming siren. Defined by the EPA as "unwanted or disturbing sound," noise pollution is predicted to ...

A new study shows that the mating behaviour of crickets is significantly affected by traffic noise and other man-made sounds - a finding that could have implications for the future success of the ...

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.

Researchers have stumbled upon a virus that makes crickets horny before it kills them. Inducing your host to mate more is a great way for a virus... Contagious Aphrodisiac? Virus Makes Crickets Have ...

Ask most people about crickets and you’ll probably hear that they’re all pretty much the same: just little insects that jump and chirp. But there are actually dozens of different species of field ...

This 2018 photo shows a zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) in Bushell's Lagoon, New South Wales, Australia. (Image via Courthouse News courtesy of JJ Harrison (https ...

Everyone has a type that we default to when thinking about a potential partner. For female tree crickets, that type is big and loud, which presents a bit of a problem for the smaller, softer-spoken ...

Males chivalrous enough to lay their lives down for their lovers can be found even among crickets, scientists now reveal. Male crickets are probably best known for their songs, making chirping sounds ...

Biologists at Lehigh University and the University of Maryland have identified a cricket living in Hawaii's forests as the world's fastest-evolving invertebrate. Finicky mating behavior appears to be ...

Some tree crickets amplify their calls with leaves, giving them an opportunity to mate that they otherwise might miss. By Katherine J. Wu For better or for worse, female tree crickets tend to ...

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 ...