Animal Superpowers

A wood frog resting on leaf litter
Animal Superpowers

The Animal That Can Survive Being Frozen Solid

The wood frog spends up to seven months a year completely frozen, with its heart stopped and most of its body turned to ice. Here's how it thaws out again every spring.
Close-up of a peacock mantis shrimp's eyes
Animal Superpowers

The Mantis Shrimp Has the Strangest Eyes on Earth

Mantis shrimp have up to 16 types of color receptors, compared to just three in humans. Here's what their extraordinary vision can actually do.