While many animals hibernate to survive, a few stand out for how long they ... Its body functions slow right down, helping it conserve energy until spring returns.Box turtle Reptiles don’t technically ...

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

An interesting new study reveals that hibernation might not be a recent adaptation at all, but a deeply ancient one that dates back to a time before dinosaurs ruled the Earth.Researchers studying ...

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

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 ...