The ubiquitous greater wax moth is ordinary in every way but one: It has the ability to hear the highest-known sound frequency. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. LiveScience The ubiquitous greater wax moth is ordinary in every way but one: It has the ability to hear the highest-known sound ...

Transforming hidden sounds: UCSD scientists and musicians convert marine infrasonic and ultrasonic signals into audible music for public performance. Cutting-edge recording: Custom hydrophones record ...

For many nocturnal moths, hearing sound waves is a matter of survival in the night sky. Their ability to detect ultrasonic calls emitted by bats determines whether they escape or become prey. This ...

Brainwave testing of two young baleen whales has revealed they can hear higher frequency sounds than previously thought, forcing researchers to rethink how the ocean’s largest animals respond to ...

Humans can observe what and where something happens around them with their hearing, as long as sound frequencies lie between 20 Hz and 20 000 Hz. Researchers have now developed a new audio technique ...

All living toothed whales rely upon echoes of their own calls to navigate and hunt underwater, a skill that works best in conjunction with high-frequency hearing. Now, researchers reporting in the ...