While some may liken these frog calls to those of some bird or insect, Star Trek fans may find them to be similar to the ...

Researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar. Their strange, high-pitched whistling calls sound more like sound effects ...

If you think all frogs croak, you'd be wrong. Seven newly discovered species from the tree frog genus Boophis, found across the rainforests of Madagascar, emit special bird-like whistling sounds ...

An international team of researchers identified seven new species of tree frogs in Madagascar that produce unique, high-pitched whistling calls. Named after iconic Star Trek captains, these frogs ...

A Boophis burnhamae, or Burnham’s tree frog. Photo from Mark D. Sherz “We’ve only scratched the surface of what Madagascar’s rainforests have to offer,” co-author Andolalao Rakotoarison ...

NPR's Short Wave tells about an ambitious plan to protect monarch butterflies from climate change, new research about a massive ocean migration, and seven new frog species found in Madagascar.

It's the next generation -- of tree frogs. A new species was discovered in Madagascar and named for having "Star Trek" like cadences. Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection Beam me up, froggy.

Researchers have discovered seven new species of frogs in Madagascar and say the high-pitched whistling calls they make are like sound effects from Star Trek. Most people would associate frogs ...

Most people would associate frogs with croaking, but the newly identified animals in Madagascar, an island off the south-east coast of Africa, emit bird-like whistling sounds in their ...

Madagascar, an island roughly the size of France, is home to about 9% of all the world’s frog species. “We’ve only scratched the surface of what Madagascar’s rainforests have to offer.

Your support makes all the difference. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen say the frogs, found across the rainforests of Madagascar, emit whistling sounds while communicating with ...