As winters continue to get warmer, stay ready for some unexpected and unwanted guests during the early months on the calendar ...

A veterinary nurse has channeled her passion for hedgehogs into helping them as a unique way of coping with her mum's death.

What happens when the biodiversity witnessed by one generation fades into memory the next? These questions are crossroads at ...

Feedback digs into the first peer-reviewed paper from the Game of Thrones author, and concludes that he may have picked the ...

Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn wrote a bill inspired by a fifth grade class that would designate Indiana's official state ...

It struck a chord with the public, who crowned the image of this black-and-white art connoisseur as the People’s Choice winner for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60.

A 'hibernation relationship' refers to when a couple comes together during the winter months, spending significant time 'denning' indoors, away from the cold. It’s like being in a cozy bubble ...

How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's weather predictions? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranked the furry marmot's skills against other beloved weather-predicting critters.

Once the tradition was introduced to Germany, an animal started predicting the winter. If, according to German lore, the hedgehog saw his shadow on Candlemas Day, there would be a “second winter.” ...

“People were looking for things that would predict the change of the seasons. They realized there's a hibernating animal later called a hedgehog. Hedgehogs sometimes were up and sometimes we're not.

Have you ever wondered why animals hibernate? Well, one big reason revolves around conserving energy. Hibernation slows down an animal’s heart rate, metabolic system, breathing, and body temperature.