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 (Lithobates sylvaticus) freeze solid over winter and come back to life in spring by Karen McDonald Here in North America there are a wide variety of toads and frogs, but perhaps none are so ...

Imagine disliking winter so much that you appear to die when it begins, only to come back to life in the spring. That’s essentially what the incredible wood frog does (well, almost) to survive the ...

The next time you snivel, "I am freezing to death," you might want to consider the wood frog, which withstands such ...

Wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) exhibit an extraordinary capacity for freeze tolerance, an adaptation that enables survival despite the conversion of up to 65–70% of their total body water into ...

Their staccato voices can make a muskeg bog as loud as a city street, though most are so small they could sit in a coffee cup without scraping their noses. They surprise hikers, who notice them ...

The incredible superpowers that humans so yearn for are certainly present in this wonderful planet, like how can any creature simply freeze itself and then come back to life whenever it wants? Well, ...

The North American amphibian, wood frogs, Rana sylvatica are the most studied anuran to comprehend vertebrate freeze tolerance. Multiple adaptations support their survival in frigid temperatures ...

FAIRBANKS — Over the blat of engines and hum of tires on nearby Farmers Loop, Mark Spangler hears the chuckles of the animal he is studying. Male wood frogs in a 1-acre pond on the campus of the ...