Oxygen availability is a critical factor for pond life during winter. Thick ice and snow cover can prevent oxygen from ...

As winter approaches, gardeners can take four simple steps to help protect birds, hedgehogs, and other wildlife struggling to ...

Amphibians and reptiles are cold-blooded animals. Amphibians live in water and on land. Reptiles primarily live on land. Amphibians have moist skin and lay eggs in water. Reptiles have scales and ...

Bears aren't true hibernators like some animals, but they do enter a state of slumber called torpor. Like hibernation, during torpor, the animal's heart rate, body temperature and metabolic rate all ...

The largest species of salamander in the United States and the official amphibian of Pennsylvania could soon become an endangered species, according to the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association.

“Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” said the Republican leader, who is a polio survivor. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Senator ...

Hibernation is considered an evolutionary adaptation that allows species like bears, bats, hedgehogs, and even some amphibians and ... Entering a state of torpor: Hibernation involves a state ...

When it rained, it poured for months on end, and when the monsoons ceased, the area became so hot and dry that it was deadly for animals like amphibians, which require moist skin to stay alive.