As winter arrives, certain animals adopt a unique survival ... and energy use is reduced to the bare minimum. While many animals hibernate to survive, a few stand out for how long they can stay that ...

Groundbreaking research indicates that hibernation-like behavior may be far older than previously thought. Fossils of ...

Snakes are ectothermic reptiles. This means they don’t maintain their own body temperature. Instead, their body temperature ...

Alabama might be the last place you’d expect to find grizzly bears, but there are several of them thriving there on the ...

Urbanization has had visible morphological effects on chipmunks and voles in the Chicago metro area. While both chipmunks and ...

What if the secret to surviving the harshest winters was not just strength, but a touch of feline magic? Meet the Siberian ...

Earlier this month, I wrote about two orphaned bear cubs that were rescued in Kittson County by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Bobby Stringer, Thief River Falls, and ...

As a queer person doing their best to survive the past few months of political chaos, I’ve often turned to nature — ...

Nestled in the northeastern corner of the Keystone State, this 405-acre paradise somehow remains blissfully under-visited despite housing not one, not two, but three spectacular waterfalls that would ...

The salt springs themselves can be found near the historic Wheaton House, which serves as the park office and a tangible link to the human history of this special place. Built in the 1840s, this ...

Trail camera footage of two bear cubs shows the apex predators frolicking in the woods. The New York State Department of ...

Last Saturday, I set out to walk some of the meadows in Yosemite Valley and spend time by the Merced River. I didn’t go ...