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 ...

TAMARAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Minn. – In a remote northern Minnesota forest, biologist Lowell Deede makes his way to a small wetland to check an electronic recorder. It looks like a wildlife ...

"Tungara frogs sound a bit like pinball machines," said Wouter Halfwerk, assistant professor at Vrije University in Amsterdam, and visiting scientist at STRI. "To their simple tun sound, they can add ...

If you’re out on a walk in early spring and you happen to hear clucking, don’t start looking around for barnyard birds. The wood frog is one of the first frog species to emerge in late winter in the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. WASHINGTON — City frogs and rainforest frogs don’t sing the same tune, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Jeff DelViscio. Today: part two of our three-part sound escape series to the Amazon rain forest. In this episode, we’re going into the dark. Make ...

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 ...

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 ...