I don't recall hearing nighttime insects before I stupidly left Portland in 2011. After I came back in 2014, I noticed crickets (and maybe other critters) making it sound like a warm Southern night ...

Although this week's weather has dampened things a bit, this is the time of year when the woodlands get noisy with the sounds of insects. Two of the most obvious groups are the cicadas, which "sing" ...

Back when she was a graduate student, Robin Tinghitella learned something surprising: Birds can deduce the genetic quality of potential mates through smell. "I thought that was the craziest thing I ...