Water is the essence of life; yet in the natural world, there are many examples of the opposite being true. There are many ...

A groundbreaking study shows hibernating queen bumblebees can survive submersion using a natural air layer and a low-oxygen ...

Remarkable animals like naked mole rats, turtles, and fish have evolved astonishing biological adaptations to survive in ...

For decades, ecologists lumped everything bad for animals under one word: stress. But what if animals don’t experience harsh environments as stressful at all? What if it is the opposite? Animals have ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – As snow settles on the ground and temperatures drop, it’s easy to think most animals are doing what plenty of people do—curling up somewhere warm and waiting out the freeze.

Some migrate, others hibernate and many just hunker down and wait for warmer days. Many birds migrate south for the winter. We all have looked up into the sky as the giant V-shaped flocks honk their ...