We found that over the course of just 10 generations, these wood frogs evolved a much higher salt tolerance." The research team collected frog eggs from nine populations and allowed them to hatch ...

As colder weather sets in, the frogs then distribute extreme levels of glucose through their bodies, with it concentrating in ...

These wood frogs are one of the only creatures that can be described as “the living dead”. Yet every spring they come back to life again. Unable to travel large distances to escape Canada's ...

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 ...

A small brown frog squats motionless in a den of green moss. It inhales no breath, has no heartbeat, yet it is not dead. Rock hard and icy to the touch, this speckled North American wood frog is ...

The series of videos, filmed over the last seven months by Capouellez, focuses on wild populations of American toads, wood frogs, gray tree frogs and pickerel frogs and will be posted during the week.

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 ...

CWRU researchers suggest early salt exposure may weaken juvenile frogs' immunities or cause other unseen physiological effects. They are investigating further.