When an animal hibernates, it goes into a state of sleep or minimal activity. Hibernation allows many animals to survive ...

Even with good intentions, it’s likely that you’ll make some mistakes as a new axolotl owner. And that’s okay! These frilled ...

Nature is a powerful ally in the fight against climate change, not only because species can warn us about warming temperatures, like salamanders do, but also because healthy ecosystems can help absorb ...

When the fishing is slow, sometimes my buddies and I prefer to find frogs, spring lizards, worms, hellgrammites, and more.

A column by Winona LaDuke, an Ojibwe writer and economist on Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation. She also is co-curator of ...

The Waynesboro Farmers Market returned to Constitution Park May 10. Tour the Town in Waynesboro returns May 28.

Only three venomous snakes live in the wild in New York: the timber rattlesnake, the Eastern massasauga and the Northern ...

The copperhead’s incredible camouflage not only helps the snake avoid detection from potential predators, but also from ...

The important thing to know about those helicopters is that if you split the bulgy part, the inside is just sticky enough that you can wear the thing on your nose as a Cyrano extension. The Northern ...

A snail in a pale yellow shell oozed along the forest floor one morning; a long glistening salamander, livid red and covered with brown spots, soaked in the dew. There were plenty of deer bounding ...

Environmentalists keep tabs on Barton Springs salamander populations as Edwards Aquifer levels continue to drop amidst drought.

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives. From using forest herbs as medicine to creating and using tools, these ...