WASHINGTON — It’s not exactly Tony serenading Maria in “West Side Story,” but for all their homeliness, toadfish also sing to attract mates. OK, singing may be a stretch; it’s more of a hum. But it ...

How do you know when a male toadfish is looking for love? Easy—just listen for the grunts and boops. Like some birds and frogs, toadfish sing to find a mate. In fact, if you didn’t know what to look ...

PACIFIC GROVE – It’s “odd,” “disturbing” and keeping Pacific Grove residents up at night. The droning hum emanates from the Monterey Bay and has baffled residents all summer long. One reader describes ...

A strange and disturbing sound is making for some sleepless nights for people who live near the Monterey Bay. But experts say the puzzling hum is probably just a fish. A toadfish, to be exact. The ...

A new mystery in the saga of the humming toadfish has finally been solved: It's hormones and hearing all the way. For more than 25 years, houseboat dwellers along the Sausalito, Calif., waterfront ...

The love song of the lonely toadfish is giving scientists new insight on fighting human muscular diseases. Blessed with a face that only a mother could love, some males of a type of toadfish called ...