The wood frog freezes completely during winter, its heart and breathing coming to a halt. When spring arrives, it thaws and ...

Ever notice during the winter the lack of bugs, spiders and even amphibians? Where do they all go? The answer might surprise you. A variety of frogs live in the central and eastern U.S., including the ...

Scientists have discovered that frogs have the ability to regrow limbs. It was already known that other animals, like salamanders, starfish, crabs and lizards could do the same. Researchers at Harvard ...

East Rock School seventh graders Leia and Lesly suited up in gloves and eye protection to pierce through the unexpectedly tough skin of a frog — and discover, through hands-on education, what a real ...

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 ...

Nature has managed to miniaturize the exact same vital organs and cram them into a less than one-centimeter-long frog. By Andrew Paul Published Sep 9, 2024 3:21 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

A Dec. 12 Metro article about animals that freeze solid incorrectly said that spring peepers and gray tree frogs lose their ability to freeze as they age. The animals keep that ability into adulthood.