Whether for an awkward silence or on a quiet summer night, there is one animal that can be counted on to fill the void with noise: crickets. The notoriously loud insects rub parts of their body ...

A new species of cave-dwelling cricket was discovered in an abandoned mining village in Brazil, according to to a study. Mendes-Carvalho, P. H., Souza-Silva, M., & Ferreira, R. L. (2025). Taxonomy In ...

An “accidental finding” lead researchers to the rediscovery of a cricket species not seen in more than 150 years, according to a new study. Street View Image from ...

Canaries are more sensitive to carbon monoxide than people are. Thus they were routinely taken into mines as men went about their work of extracting coal. Odourless and deadly, carbon monoxide could ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - It’s no secret that wildlife can give little hints about current and future weather. But, did you ever consider crickets as a means for telling temperature? The loud and ...

In the rugged mountains of northeastern Brazil, , a region long influenced by mining, something new and unusual was hidden in the darkness, according to researchers. It was a new species of cricket, ...