Warmer climates allow them to sing faster. Due to their temperature-based singing, it’s easy to guess the outside temperature when you hear a cricket chirp. To do this, simply count the number ...

the acoustic parasitoid fly has quickly evolved more sensitive hearing across a range of sound frequencies that are prominent in recently evolved and rapidly changing cricket calling songs.

In just a handful of years, cricket-killing parasitic flies have evolved hearing that’s more sensitive to their prey’s new, covert love songs, researchers report February 20 in Current Biology.

Even to the untrained eye, a review of my audiogram showed a sudden, unmistakable drop in hearing level for my left ear in the high frequencies (from 3-8 kHz). That evening, I walked onto my front ...

Some creatures are harmless, yet they often spark revulsion just because of their appearance. One of these is an easy-going ...