February 2 is International Hedgehog Day, a reminder that Europe’s hedgehogs have declined by up to 97% in a century.

Also known as a "whistlepig" and a "thickwood badger," groundhogs are now synonymous with shadows and spring weather. But there's more to know.

Research into hibernating animals reveals that memory lives in the cell and life is defined by the persistence of embodied information.

For 364 days out of the year, the print, television and radio media are the authority in weather forecasting for most people. But one day a year, it’s all up to the groundhogs.

Groundhog Day is Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. What to know as Punxsutawney Phil makes his weather prediction from Gobbler’s Knob.

Groundhogs emerge from their burrows around Feb.4. This fits the folklore of Groundhog Day, but predicting the weather is not their objective.

Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation’s premiere animal weather forecaster has been making headlines as Punxsutawney ...

A simple floating cork in garden water can prevent hedgehog drownings in winter and help protect this threatened species at home.

Hedgehogs curl into a tight ball using specialized muscles that hide their soft parts and present thousands of sharp spines ...

Interest in human hibernation has intensified in recent years, driven by the convergence of long-duration space travel requirements and advances in metabolic science. Space agencies, academic ...

Lead researcher, Kelly Hitchcock, of Nottingham Trent University and Chester Zoo, said: "The pattern that we've seen is that ...