Twice a year, Linda Berker and her husband Donald James head out from their Lapeer County home in search of the croaking, chirping sounds of frogs. They drive to a few sites a mile apart from each ...

MOSS BLUFF, La. (AP) — Fifth-grader A.J. Williams of Moss Bluff already has a scientific publication to his credit. The 126-word-long geographic distribution note in “Herpetology Review” reports that ...

Scientists followed a chirping sound in a Madagascar forest to a “secretive” creature and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto Walking through a dark misty forest in ...

Upon completing his Black Friday shopping at Savers in Kahului, Upcountry resident Lenie Lawrence heard a loud chirping coming from somewhere in the parking lot. Other shoppers heard it too – one ...

A chill settles into the winter green valley and the skies are threatening rain. The twilight seems to glow. The mood is certainly set. Now will the frogs come and greet us? That’s a tough one to ...

Most female frogs don't call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then -- silently -- signals her beau. But the female ...

A rare Chinese frog can easily talk behind other animals' backs. Their ultrasonic croaks slice through the sound of a noisy environment without being heard by potential predators, a new study reveals.

Manhattan’s aural landscape is distinctly man-made–the sound of decades of car culture squeezed into 22.8 square miles. Rewind to the year 1609, though, and you’d hear something entirely different: ...

Keep the racket down, I’m trying to find a mate! That could be the plea of nocturnal Chinese tree frogs, which have developed unique, high-frequency vocal skills to make themselves heard by potential ...

Walking through a dark misty forest in Madagascar, a team of scientists followed a “distinct” chirping sound to its “secretive” source. The calling creature had “large” hands and “long” legs. It ...