From snails sleeping for years to squirrels snoozing through most of the year, discover how nature’s deepest sleepers survive ...

Water and air pose completely different challenges to animals on a number of levels.

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You might not guess it, but toads are surprisingly adept diggers. Despite their squat, bumpy bodies, toads are surprisingly skilled at digging. These humble amphibians use burrowing as a key part of ...

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 — ...

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 ...

Biologists have long known that bumblebee queens hibernate underground from late fall until spring. This period of dormancy—called diapause — can last up to nine months.

When spring arrives, they thaw from the inside out and resume normal activity within hours. While wood frogs typically hibernate for a single winter season, research has shown some individuals can ...

As the weather begins to warm up, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has an important warning for residents. Winter is the time of year when many animals hibernate and rest.

We need spring resolutions, not new year resolutions. In winter, many animals hibernate by slowing their heart rate and metabolism to conserve energy when food and sunlight are scarce.