For frogs, love is noisy. Each spring, swamps, marshes and ponds across the United States become the amphibian equivalent of raucous singles bars as a host of damp-skinned hopefuls from many species ...

What: 15th Annual Critter Count. Learn all about amphibians and reptiles during Vancouver’s annual waterfront census of frogs, snakes and lizards. Children are welcome if accompanied by adults. When: ...

A number of hearing aids are now able to amplify one person's voice while filtering out distracting background voices. Well, it turns out that female tree frogs are able to perform a similar task, in ...

Hiking through the dense rainforest of Madagascar, scientists heard a series of “otherworldly” sounds. The “somewhat bizarre” calls came from several “cute” creatures living near streams. They turned ...

With showers forecast across Tasmania this week some would say 'it is good weather for ducks' but it is great weather to hear frogs. Tasmania is home to 11 of Australia's 240 known frog species, three ...

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Summer is my favorite season, and the past few weekends have included seeing and hearing various frogs and toads. Earlier this month I had the opportunity ...

Although it might sound like a kooky way to spend a warm evening, Enger performs a valuable service for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources by helping determine the state s frog and toad ...

Most male frogs want their mating call to stand out from the crowd, and they do that by calling when nobody else is. This makes sure that the females hear them loud and clear, and know where they are.

Science taught me something today. Tree frogs might be the best athletes on the planet, pound for pound. Look. I know that sounds stupid. They can't windmill a basketball at 40 years old like LeBron ...

For us humans, having a conversation in a crowded room is challenging – it’s often called the cocktail party problem. The mix of sounds arriving at our eardrums needs to be analysed to pick out the ...