Wood frogs — Lithobates sylvaticus, also known as Rana sylvatica — live farther north than any other amphibian, even beyond the Arctic Circle. Unlike most frogs, they don’t overwinter underwater. They ...
Long before winter seals the forest under ice, certain frogs begin preparing for a transformation that defies basic biology.
How does a thin-skinned, cold-blooded creature survive a below freezing Colorado winter without a fur coat or a ticket south?
The animal kingdom is full of fascinating tricks for enduring sub-freezing temperatures. Birds, for example, often just take ...