Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...

The common shrew looks unremarkable, a few grams of fur and teeth scurrying under leaf litter. Yet this tiny mammal performs one of the strangest tricks in biology, shrinking its own brain and skull ...

Daylight saving time is the period between March and November when most Americans set their clocks forward to gain more daylight in the evenings.

Technological trends are often short-lived and have no lasting effect. New programming languages show up every year, ...

Hibernation is a remarkable adaptation that mammals living in colder regions have developed to survive the winter months when ...

Take a hike, sit on a beach or hang out in your own backyard to experience sights, sounds and smells of life and activity in the outdoors.

By Chelsea Jandreau Education Director The cycles found throughout nature are full of endings, fresh starts, and plenty of ...

Despite sleeping frequently in cold weather, raccoons remain active throughout winter, searching for food like fallen ...

Here's when the next time change is, when the official first day of spring is, and a little bit about the origins of Daylight ...

February can feel like the month that time forgot. The holiday sparkle has been packed away, yet the first signs of spring ...

Winter gardens often get a bad rap. Snow, frost, and bare branches usually scream “dormant” rather than “dramatic.” But for some shrubs, winter is their time to shine. While most plants retreat into ...

Rattlesnakes are an iconic part of the American landscape, especially in the deserts of the Southwest, as well as the ...