New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...

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

Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with ...

THE SANTA ROSA PLATEAU ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, Calif. (AP) — The scientist traipses to a pond wearing rubber boots but he doesn’t enter the water. Instead, Brad Hollingsworth squats next to its swampy ...

Climate change could be remixing the beat at the pond. A new study from UC Davis researchers, who listened closely to a male frog’s mating call, found that warmer temperatures lead to a faster beat, ...