For frogs, love is noisy. Each spring, swamps, marshes and ponds across the United States become the amphibian equivalent of raucous singles bars as a host of damp-skinned hopefuls from many species ...

"If the frog has no lungs, and it still has the genetic building blocks to make those organs, we could find useful applications of the genes since they might be under neutral sele ...

BANGKOK, Thailand — A frog that has no lungs and breathes through its skin has been found in a remote part of Indonesia, a discovery that researchers said Thursday could provide insight into what ...

When frog males attempt to attract a mate, their loud calls are competing with other males, and the calls of other species. For the females the noise problem is a little like a lively cocktail party.

March 4 (UPI) --Frog lungs work kind of like noise cancelling headphones, according to a new study, helping females drown out the overwhelming cacophony of competing mating calls. The new findings, ...

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This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A lungless frog, a frog that flies and a slug that shoots love darts are ...

For us humans, having a conversation in a crowded room is challenging – it’s often called the cocktail party problem. The mix of sounds arriving at our eardrums needs to be analyzed to pick out the ...

Ever tried picking someone up at a loud, crowded bar? It’s not easy – not only may they not hear your fabulous pick-up line, but getting them to recognize that you’re a compatible mate with your witty ...

To succeed in mating, many male frogs sit in one place and call to their potential mates. But how do females pinpoint a perfect mate among all the background noise of other frogs? Now, researchers ...

For us humans, having a conversation in a crowded room is challenging – it’s often called the cocktail party problem. The mix of sounds arriving at our eardrums needs to be analysed to pick out the ...