Why early-life exposure to “masking” noise has this effect is unknown. It’s possible young crickets “learn” what to listen for from hearing the chirping of adults as they mature, and ...

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 ...

Human-made noise may harm the mating of crickets, insects that have crucial roles in the worlds of plants, animals and humans.

For female field crickets, little is more alluring than the song of a male. But on some islands in Hawaii, the males can no longer produce a noise, despite trying their hardest to do so ...