They may be small creatures but their collective calls sure can pack a punch. The annual appearance of the bug-eyed, big-winged insect called a cicada is synonymous with summertime, as is their ...

It's a noisy place out there in the backyard, even after you turn off the mower and the leaf blower, silence the dog and the neighborhood kids, and just stand and listen. It can be a veritable ...

Read full article: Crystal cave discovered more than 20 years ago is stunning, can be a deadly trip A venting black smoker emits jets of particle-laden fluids. The particles are predominantly very ...

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 ...

Late summer szzzzzounds begin at dusk and rise in volume and in vertical waves of singing, chirping, buzzing and humming until about midnight. Insects are in full voice. Although it sounds like a lot ...

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, ...

One evening a few weeks ago my wife and I played cards with our daughter and her husband at their home near Asheville, North Carolina. A cool breeze drifted through an open window and so did the ...

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 ...

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 ...