The rescue of a half-frozen beaver in Nebraska highlights the danger semi-aquatic animals face during the winter.

A study reveals how seasonal brain shrinking helps some mammals survive winter, offering new insights into brain plasticity and evolution.

Animals that hide during winter, where animals go in winter, winter animal survival strategies, and hibernation in animals are questions many of us ask when the cold months arrive. As humans bundle up ...

These helpful substances mix and act as natural antifreeze, enabling them to stay dormant for up to eight months. Now, ...

In Sturt National Park, near Tibooburra in central Australia where temperatures can range from freezing to nearly 50°C, there ...

Behavioral adaptations also help birds survive winter storms and frigid nights. In the most inclement weather, having access to shelter is critical. The downwind side of trees is a minimum shelter, ...

Winter pushes every species in its own direction, and some creatures respond with solutions that feel almost improvised until you realize how long they’ve been refining them. The cold becomes a test ...

Some mammals hibernate to survive in winter, but the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) employs Dehnel's phenomenon to get ...

Winter asks animals to be precise. Snow animals survive by solving specific problems. Their solutions rely on cooperation, stillness, storage, or timing. These 10 animals handle winter in practical ...

A midland painted turtle. Unlike its land cousin the box turtle, painted turtles do not have a hinged bottom shell that closes when the head is pulled in. © Jim ...

Winter has a way of pushing everything inside – people, pets and, unfortunately, rodents wildlife and a host of bugs.