The croaking of frogs and toads is as much a part of spring as birdsong and gardening. When these creatures head to ponds and pools in search of mates, it’s hard to miss–though not everyone ...

How one person tried to put an end to the poison frog black market by breeding and selling frogs legally. In the Colombian rainforest, there's a tiny frog caught in a vicious cycle. It's critically ...

HAMA, Syria, June 30 (Xinhua) -- In the fertile wetlands of Syria's al-Ghab Plain in Hama province, the familiar croaking of frogs is no longer just a sound of nature. For 40-year-old Hassan ...

Years ago, scientists moved eggs of a federally threatened frog from Mexico to Southern California. Audio monitoring — with an AI assist — now shows the complicated conservation effort is working. Put ...

Male frogs often force females to mate with them, but in one species, a croak from the female seems to persuade males to leave her alone. The sound may be an “honest” signal that she isn’t fertile and ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists have described a new-to-science species of frog from Tanzania’s Ukaguru Mountains with a unique trait: it’s silent. The males of this ...

In the scientific world, this could be groundbreaking. Even Nobel Prize-worthy. I may be living proof that there is such a thing as xenoglossy. For nontechnical readers, xenoglossy is the sudden ...

Put a microphone outside overnight in Southern California not far from the urban sprawl, and you might be surprised how much you can hear. (SOUNDBITE OF ANIMAL HOWLING) SUMMERS: But for scientists ...