The first sounds of Michelle Coomber’s short film “Nsenene”—a crackling fire, chirping insects, and the staccato rhythm of what could be raindrops—evoke a false sense of relaxation. Once Ibrah, the ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about grasshoppers lately because I’m going to use them as bait for our shrike trap in November (I’m a researcher at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory). Don’t worry, no grasshoppers ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... If there seems to be a boom of buzzing and chirping insects bouncing through backyards, gardens and parks this year, it’s not in your head – the grasshoppers ...