It's just one more way these remarkable animals have adapted to survive New England's challenging winters.

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Quick Take Winter specialists thrive in cold through thick coats, fat storage, and altered diets, enjoying fewer predators ...

Once in a while we get asked, “how cold does it have to get to kill insects?” Perhaps it is important to understand why cold ...

Here’s what to do if you spot a fox visiting your yard or garden.

Insects are unlike mammals and birds because they must generate their own heat (called ectotherms). Insects die when they are ...

The sunlight reflecting off the frost that covered the trees was a beautiful and welcome sight last week. The glittering ...

Half advice show. Half survival guide. Half absurdity-fest. (Wait, how does this work again? We're not numbers people.) Each episode, we answer all your burning questions, from how to survive a public ...

You wake in your hibernation pod, but the system needs to run some tests before you’re allowed to leave. Since you’re unable to answer the first question, you’re prompted to administer first aid using ...

Winter is often thought of as a time of hibernation: trees are bare, the ground is frozen, and your summer and fall gardens are brushed with frost or buried under snow. The outdoor world is dormant, ...

Kyra Richter has a unique pet: a prairie dog named Potato. She shares videos of his daily antics on her social media channels, and in this one, he's hard at work after finding new materials to add to ...