It can be a bit unnerving to learn the new sounds after one has bought a different house. After we moved into our current home, I remember hearing the furnace turn on the first time and then listening ...

The chirping of crickets may be a pleasant sound of summer, but these insects can become a real nuisance, especially if they take up residence inside your home and lay eggs. Between their constant ...

The other night, I was thumbing through a book on freshwater invertebrates (my typical exciting evening). Out of the corner of my eye, I saw one of the cats stalking something across the living room ...

The sound of crickets chirping often sets the ideal summer nighttime scene. While it might not be exactly pleasant to imagine countless crickets nearby, rubbing their body parts together to create a ...