When sensory ecologist Megan Gall joined the faculty at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 2013, an experiment presented itself. A number of researchers at Vassar were studying browsing ...

Animal sounds are a very good indicator of biodiversity in tropical reforestation areas. Researchers demonstrate this by using sound recordings and AI models. Tropical forests are among the most ...

Hungry deer in the northeastern U. S. are likely changing the acoustics of their forests by eating up bushes, small trees and other leafy plants that normally would affect the transmission of natural ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study evaluated soundscape saturation in a tropical forest in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, before, during and after selective logging ...

Animals on land and sea use sound for different purposes – and alterations in their environment can change the effect it has ...

How do you play a built-in trumpet? When a friend asked, “Do elephants make that trumpeting sound through their nose or mouth?” that prompted us to take a deeper look at how animals make some of their ...