Polar bears are among the planet's most iconic symbols of cold climate adaptation. They boast a thick layer of blubber, ...

As winter tightens its grip on North Dakota, the landscape transforms into a vast, frozen tundra. Snow blankets the plains, ...

You might not think of frogs or salamanders as winter animals, but certain amphibians have incredible adaptations for surviving cold. Some species, like the wood frog, enter a state of suspended ...

By Margaret Roach Winter mornings begin at David Sibley’s Deerfield, Mass., household as they do at my similarly rural place 90-something miles to the west and south, across the New York line ...

During migration season this past fall, researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, using Nexrad weather radar, tracked approximately 4 billion birds migrating from Canada into the U.S. and 4.7 ...

As frosty weather descends upon Minnesota, many of us can’t help but wonder about the wild critters that will spend the colder months entirely outdoors. No different from the rest of the ...

Animals have had to adapt to the tundra climate ... The coat of the Arctic fox is always thick and highly insulating. In winter, the Arctic fox's coat is white. This provides camouflage against ...

This is then reveresed during the Northern hempisphere winter. Penguins at the South Pole have many of the same adaptations. In addition, the male Emperor penguins have evolved to insulate their ...

In winter, even desert plants ... A very thirsty animal can drink 30 gallons of water in only 13 minutes. Other adaptations help dromedaries thrive in desert conditions. Their nostrils close ...