Sleep is a universal biological state that allows all animals, from mammals to amphibians, fish and even insects, to restore ...

Noiseman Sound Insect is a surreal anime short that centers on a town stripped of melody by the grotesque Noiseman, a monster who steals music to exert total control over its people. When a small ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

For many students in the Yampa Valley, a field trip to the Strings Music Festival has become an anticipated learning and imagination-based part of the school year. Through its Strings School Days ...

Austin Baker and his team at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County are leading an ambitious effort to DNA-barcode every insect species in California as part of the statewide CalATBI ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. A friend and I talked about old songs recently, and he asked how old I thought the oldest known song was. I’m not usually good at music trivia, but I ...

Fans who attended Zach Top’s show over the weekend got a little bit more than they expected when a giant cricket appeared to crawl around near the country star’s neck during his set list. The ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants were just beginning ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Doug Harbin’s written lots of compelling music and he’s experimented with unusual sounds, including sounds from space. So when a scientist friend suggested he listen in on the noises ...

Flying insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed ecosystems, raising fears that climate change may be playing a greater role than previously understood. The study, conducted by ...

Cicadas from a 17-year cicada brood and shells shed by cicada nymphs sit at the base of a tree on May 29, 2024, in Park Ridge, Ill. Cicadas are of the order Hemiptera — the type of winged insects ...