Throughout Earth's history, life in temperate and polar zones has had to contend with the cold and darkness of winter. Across species, seasonal adaptation is the norm. Some animals hibernate, others ...

Winter is often thought of as a time of hibernation: trees are bare, the ground is frozen, and your summer and fall gardens are brushed with frost or buried under snow. The outdoor world is dormant, ...

Indiana is poised to have a "very cold and snowy" winter this year, according to the Farmer's Almanac. The Midwest and Ohio Valley, it writes, are set up for a "classic winter wonderland" of snow. Or ...

December has yet to hit Hoosier calendars, and already Indiana is already bracing for its second snowfall of the season. November snow isn't entirely unusual in Indiana; just last year, the state saw ...

With their deep green, striped leaves that maintain their color all winter long, striped wintergreen, or spotted wintergreen, Chimaphila maculata, are particularly fascinating. Measuring only 6 inches ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) — Vince Anderson, owner and lead guide of Skyward Mountaineering with more than 40 years of backcountry experience, said Colorado mountains remain unpredictable despite an ...

Before this week, when Long Island nudged above freezing for several straight days, temperatures had lingered at or below 32 degrees for 16 of the previous 17 days. Waterways froze. Spring’s budding ...

Kiffer George Card is president of the Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance and Social Health Canada and has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Health ...