Natural antifreeze prevents frogsicles

Sugar and other chemicals keep Alaskan frogs from freezing completely

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A body full of natural antifreeze helps Alaskan wood frogs weather winter’s chill, biologists report August 21 in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

Less ice formed in the skin and muscles of Rana sylvatica frogs living in Alaska compared with those of the same species from Ohio, the researchers found.