A calling male túngara frog with a large inflated vocal sac. By 2050, almost 70 percent of the world’s population will live in urban environments, according to the United Nations. But as cities spread ...

research grant to study Italian lizards and submitted his first paper to a scholarly journal. He had also spent several months in South Korea and the Philippines doing scientific fieldwork on reptiles ...

WASHINGTON — City frogs and rainforest frogs don’t sing the same tune, researchers have found. A study released Monday examined why Panama’s tiny tungara frogs adapt their mating calls in urban areas ...

On this cloudy hike in the Larose Forest, there was no 360-view, no lake to jump in, just a quiet afternoon with time to notice the birch bark, frogs and the sound of the wind in the trees. Monica ...

One of the seven new species of frog named after Star Trek captains found in Madagascar - Mark D. Scherz/SWNS Frogs that whistle “like sound effects from Star Trek” have been discovered by scientists.

An international team of researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar. Their strange, high-pitched whistling calls sound ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Like humans, frogs love a good tune—though our amphibious friends ...

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 ...

Urban sophistication has real sex appeal--at least if you're a Central American amphibian. Male frogs in cities are more attractive to females than their forest-frog counterparts, according to a new ...

Now scientists have formally described it as a new species: Brachycephalus lulai, a pumpkin toadlet found only in a small ...

A calling male túngara frog with a large inflated vocal sac. By 2050, almost 70 percent of the world’s population will live in urban environments, according to the United Nations. But as cities spread ...