Fall’s cool crisp weather is welcome after the long, hot summer we had this year. My column has returned after a month’s absence. September was a busy snake month. I received a special email from ...

Question: About two months ago I found a tree frog in my parents backyard and was curious about the species of the frog. From what I can tell it appears to be a Gray Tree Frog however it is quite ...

Q. I was surprised the other day to find a small gray frog in my watering can. I helped the frog get out, then filled the can with water and watered my flowers. The next day, the tiny frog had taken ...

You've been there: Trying to carry on a conversation in a room so noisy that the background chatter threatens to drown out the words you hear. Yet somehow your auditory system is able to home in on ...

The eastern grey tree frog (sound) looks exactly like the closely related Cope’s grey tree frog (sound). The big difference between the two species is beneath the surface—the eastern has twice the ...

Much like Spider-Man, a gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) can walk upside down on a smooth tree branch. This is thanks to its large, round toe pads that are equipped with special skin and mucous ...

Spring and most of summer have been monsoon season in the Columbus area. Average rainfall from April until now has been well above average. During a stretch in June, rain fell on 19 consecutive days.

New research out of the University of Missouri shows that when it comes to female mate preference in a certain species of tree frog, there may be more than meets the eye. Females may actually prefer ...

Our auditory system is able to home in on the message being conveyed by the person you're talking with even in a noisy room full of people. The secret to rising above the noise -- a dilemma known in ...