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• Century of "Tundra Tongue" Reports Reveals High Risk for Children Licking Frozen Metal Surfaces

  Published: Mar 10, 2026

  Section: Health

  A scoping review of over 850 historical newspaper reports has identified "tundra tongue"—the freezing of the tongue to cold metal—as a persistent winter hazard primarily affecting...

• Norwegian researchers study tundra tongue to determine physical risks of licking frozen metal objects

  Published: Mar 5, 2026

  Section: Health

  A research team at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has conducted the first formal clinical investigation into the phenomenon of tongues freezing to cold metal. U...