A wood frog burrows into the leaf litter, preparing for hibernation. As temperatures drop, it will ... [+] freeze nearly solid, relying on natural "antifreeze" in its body to survive the winter ...

This is the wood frog, the first of the New York amphibians to make an appearance each year. Wood frogs hibernate in the leaf litter of the forest floor, usually just a few inches below the surface.

Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University report that they were able to successfully put tadpoles of Xenopus laevis frogs into a hibernation-like ...

Kirton found frogs endured temperatures of 21 degrees Fahrenheit beneath the snow during hibernation. UAF’s Brian Barnes and his students later found a Fairbanks wood frog that survived a ...

Once upon a time, years ago, a small child gained our attention by bringing a dead bird wrapped in plastic to our summer ...

The reason they're called wood frogs is because, you guessed it, they're mostly found in forests and swamps. In winter, these ...

Amazing superpower: The wood frog freezes up to 60 percent of its body during hibernation. They have a substance in their body that prevents their cells and tissues from freezing and bursting. The ...

These spaces are likely hibernation spots for wildlife, such as hedgehogs or toads. Remember to check any wood or leaf piles carefully for wild animals, such as hedgehogs, frogs and mice ...

We’re all familiar with animals that hibernate in the winter, like bears and groundhogs. There’s ... [+] another class of animals that “estivate”–meaning they enter a state of dormancy ...