Scientists eavesdropping in trees have decoded a high stakes game of hide and seek. Katydids rely on ultrasound to find mates and listen for bats,... Sound Matters: Sex And Death In The Rain Forest A ...

Matt Mikkelsen carries “Fritz,” his microphone system, to the path in the Hoh Rain Forest that leads to One Square Inch of Silence in Washington’s Olympic ...

Chill out and silence the sounds of your environment with the sounds of rain, the ocean, a fireplace and more. Photo: W.carter/Wikimedia Commons/D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac If you’re working in an ...

MIT engineers revealed that the acoustic vibrations from falling droplets shake microscopic gravity sensors inside the seed’s ...

MIT demonstrates that seeds sense the sound of rainfall—and sprout faster even while still beneath the surface.

A rain forest sings with the sounds of insects, birds, maybe a howler monkey or two. But scientists are discovering that some forest dwellers also communicate in ways humans usually can't hear — via ...