Meet the scientists on a new wildlife frontier: the mysterious sounds of the underground

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Meet the scientists on a new wildlife frontier: the mysterious sounds of the underground

More than 50% of the planet’s species live in the soil, but only a fraction have been identified – so farRead more: No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silentThe sound of an earthworm is a distinctive rasping and scrunching. Ants sound like the soothing patter of rain. A passing, tunnelling vole makes a noise like a squeaky dog’s toy repeatedly being chewed.On a spring day at Rothamsted Research, an …