A small pocket of northwestern Spain may have been home to one of last Neanderthal populations ever to exist, just as the ...

It’s not easy being a queen — a bumblebee queen, that is. To start her colony in the spring, an expectant queen must first survive the winter by hibernating alone in the soil, where she’s vulnerable ...

Have you noticed far more or far fewer bees in your garden lately, especially with your local wildflowers in full bloom?

It’s officially spring in Washington — birds are singing, wildflowers are blooming, and bats are back at it on the night ...

The cold winter months are the most difficult time of year for many animal species. To cope with the challenges of falling temperatures and a lack of food, some of them undergo a period of dormancy.

While this state may only last a few months, it can last for up to 3 or 4 years in extreme conditions. Once reintroduced to water, they resume normal activity. Have you ever wondered how fish survive ...

The word is that when the nights get long and the days are cold and gray, bears find a den out in the woods to settle down for a long winter snooze. But with the deepest part of winter upon us, not ...

Question: I saw what looked like bear tracks on our lake last week. What is a bear doing out now and not hibernating? Answer: Minnesota is home to one species of bear, the black bear (Ursus americanus ...