The next time you declare that you are “freezing to death,” spare a thought for the wood frog who gets so cold in winter that ...

According to a study led by Don Larson of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) freeze up to 60 percent of their bodies during the long and extremely cold Alaskan ...

Wood frogs, particularly the species Rana sylvatica, are remarkable for their ability to survive freezing temperatures during winter. This unique adaptation allows them to endure prolonged periods ...

Unable to travel large distances to escape Canada's winter, wood frogs have developed one of the most incredible survival strategies. They freeze. As winter comes, they hunker down just under the ...

Scientists have found that during the fall, wood frogs accumulate urea, and later glucose, to preserve their organs when the frogs freeze solid during the winter. Water can make ...

Masters of Winter Sleep Wood frogs are some of the hardiest creatures on the planet, capable of surviving temperatures that dip below freezing. Native to North America, these little amphibians undergo ...

The proteins bind to ice crystals in their blood, preventing the fish from freezing. This adaptation ... where it gets very hot and dry. When a frog is out of the water, mucus on its skin helps ...

As colder weather sets in, the frogs then distribute extreme levels of glucose through their bodies, with it concentrating in the heart, liver, skeletal muscles and blood. Minnesota has four types ...

A team of scientists from Kyoto University tested the notion that frogs freeze in place when faced with a snake by staging experiments that pitted the arch enemies against each other. They found ...

Residents have been bracing against what could be one of the coldest stretches of the winter season. With temperatures expected to dip into the teens during the day and nighttime lows plunging into ...