Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. DR: This is definitely one of the most surprising sounds I came across in all of my research. The voluminous underwater scratching ...

The sounds insects make are abstract and arcane, but they form a distinguished mode of music for David Rothenberg, a self-styled specialist and creative connoisseur of the bug-borne arts. "There's a ...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov wrote a whimsical piece for his opera “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” that always commands my attention. I don’t care the instrument (and I’ve heard many, from piccolo to tuba and ...

Bzzz. Bzzzzzzz. Bzzzz. That’s the sound of a house fly slowly driving you insane, but it’s music to the ears of a team of computer scientists and entomologists at UC Riverside. These meticulous folks ...

Insects have been an inspiration in music for centuries, starring in pieces from "Flight of the Bumblebee" to Mastodon's "March of the Fire Ants." On a summer evening, a soft breeze rustles quietly ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Doug Harbin’s written lots of compelling music and he’s experimented with unusual sounds, including sounds from space. So when a scientist friend suggested he listen in on the noises ...

To most of us, it’s a plague. After 17 years underground, the cicadas invade, blanketing lawns and streets, flying uninvited into faces and droning incessantly. But to David Rothenberg, the sound of ...

Two Notre Dame professors are using a symphonic poem titled “Symphonic Wings” to communicate the importance of insects and the dangers they face. The project, funded by a $150,000 grant, will premiere ...

Grammy and Emmy award-winning composer Danny Elfman dropped his new song “Insects,” accompanied by a creative and outside-the-box music video. The new song is a reworking of an Oingo Boingo track and ...