Those names may not mean anything to the layperson, but diehard fans will recognize them as being references to some of the ...

Madagascar is a place of biological wonders, an island brimming with life forms that exist nowhere else on Earth. It’s home ...

Scientists discovered seven new species of tree frog in Madagascar. The small, brown frogs look relatively similar but vary genetically and have unique calls. The “otherworldly” calls reminded ...

Newly discovered Boophis genus tree frogs in Madagascar were named for evoking sounds like that of “Star Trek.” M. Vences, CC ...

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 ...

Hiking through the dense rainforest of Madagascar, scientists heard a series of “otherworldly” sounds. The “somewhat bizarre” ...

Researchers identified seven new species of tree frogs in Madagascar that produce unique, high-pitched whistling calls. These ...

Scientists named them Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway, Archer, Burnham, and Pike after seven of the most iconic captans from ...

The seven newly discovered frogs don’t croak. In fact, their rather unusual calls can even resemble birds and different sound ...

Seven Madagascar frog species whose whistles sound like Star Trek sound effects have been named after the franchise's most iconic captains.

which we think is in the spirit of Star Trek.’ If you’re not a Trekkie, those calls might sound similar to a bird or insect.

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 with ...