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 ...

The city’s relatively mild winter temperatures means there are plenty of outside activities that can also be enjoyed from ...

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 ...

With many different species entering torpor for a variety of reasons, scientists are looking to their sleepy secrets for ways to treat human diseases. Anthony King reports ...

Will Indian River County let RSG of Vero Beach build Ridge Top neighborhood atop 600 gopher tortoise burrows in Wabasso?

Across the forests, riverbanks, and backyards of New Jersey, animals are building shelters that are marvels of engineering ...