Plants can survive in the cold for varying amounts of time depending on the temperature, number of freezing hours, and type ...

When the mercury drops below freezing, Floridians are in rare territory. Most typically experience a freeze only once or ...

Some plants, like avocado trees, grow stronger and more cold hardy as they mature. They also become more difficult to cover.

The animal kingdom is full of fascinating tricks for enduring sub-freezing temperatures. Birds, for example, often just take ...

When one imagines snakes, the mind often wanders to sunny, lush places: jungles, deserts, tropical forests. But nature loves ...

Garter snakes can survive being frozen solid for hours. Here’s how evolution, biochemistry and behavior have allowed them to ...

Most assume that cold water is deadly for fish. The truth is, nature has incredible exceptions. In polar oceans and snowy ...