acoustics

Meet the team trying to restore mollusk populations with the help of underwater speakers.

The behavior is the first example of a mammal mimicking a more-dangerous species.

Watch and listen to reptiles, amphibians, insects, and birds respond to sound from inside their eggs.

Insects in the soil are difficult to monitor, but listening in on the noises they make could help farmers detect pest infestations and improve estimates of biodiversity.

The unborn chicks translate auditory alarms from adult birds into quaking vibrations.

How acoustic waves let researchers measure whether, and how firmly, cells are bound to a substrate

Moths’ scales vibrate in the frequency range of bats’ echolocation calls, perhaps helping the insects to avoid predation.

Scientists recorded three different types of narwhal sounds in East Greenland.  

In a case of acoustic deception, caterpillars mimic bird alarm calls to defend themselves.

Researchers measure the health of Papua New Guinea’s forests by analyzing the ecological soundscape.

Travel to remote rain forests in Papua New Guinea with researchers from The Nature Conservancy who are working with native people to characterize ecosystems there using sound.

Fetal specimens collected by commercial whalers offer insights into how whales may have evolved their specialized hearing organs.