The winter months bring in colder weather in Arizona and, with it, a wave of animals that migrate through the Copper State. The snow and cold temperatures in places near Flagstaff and Pinetop-Lakeside ...

December 21 marks the start of winter solstice also known as the hibernal solstice. It occurs when one of the Earth's poles is at its maximum tilt away from the Sun, and marks the day with the ...

Fall is the time of year when warblers head south for the winter. Here's everything you need to know about warbler migration.

Most birds and mammals rely on their eyes to sense daylight, but a new study finds fish also directly “see” daylight with the pituitary gland in their brains. A team of researchers led by UMass ...

Our temperatures have continued to fluctuate, but our winter weather will eventually remain colder and the darkness will cause us to bundle up, keeping ourselves warm. The days are gaining minutes of ...

During the freezing winter months in Massachusetts, it's no surprise that the amount of wilderness that can be seen is ...

Animals in any environment have many essentials for survival. Two are obvious: food and water. Many don’t consider other essentials that are very much like the needs humans have. Those include cover ...

Why Do Birds Migrate North in Spring? Flying north might seem daunting, but birds do it for good reasons. Species that journey to the tropics for winter must compete with year-round tropical residents ...

The days are shorter and colder now — winter is only three weeks away — prompting us to turn up thermostats and build fires in the fireplace to stay warm and cozy. Wild creatures, though, have no such ...

You’ve heard of birds flying south to escape the winter, but do you know how chipmunks spend the colder months? Eastern chipmunks dig their burrows near decaying logs or stone piles, carving out a ...