Male green treefrogs attract mates with loud calls, but new research shows parasites can subtly change those signals.

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 ...

When it comes to frog noises, most people’s knowledge basically begins and ends with the word “ribbit.” Should anyone want to change that sad reality, Smithsonian Folkways is here to help. The 75-year ...

AGASSIZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Minn. -- The sun was just a dimming red ball on the western horizon when Maggie Anderson stepped out of the truck to hear what she could hear. The sky overhead was ...

As I had mentioned a few columns back, this first full week in May is the start of spring for me. And what a start it has been: Bluebells hit peak bloom, a full moon greeted us with bats feeding under ...