A New York Zoo offered a sneak preview of some of the artwork that will be available at its upcoming gala auction: creations by animals including penguins, giraffes, sloths, capybaras and others.

One the world’s preeminent ice carving competitions returns Friday to Fairbanks. Ice Alaska’s World Ice Art Championships opens at noon on Feb. 14 at the Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds.

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Every winter, some animals disappear into a deep sleep, surviving the freezing temperatures in hibernation. From bears and bats to groundhogs and frogs, here are 10 fascinating creatures that ...

Alaska’s winters are brutal, with temperatures plunging far below freezing. Yet, some animals have evolved to survive and ...

Good morning and happy Saturday. Today’s looking gray, and tonight, we’re in for a classic “wintry mix” — a grab bag of snow, ...

Buncombe Board of Commissioners gave a financial update on Feb. 4. They support the Eastern Hellbender and disburse funds for ...

In “Winter Carnival: A Century of Dartmouth Posters,” author and design historian Steven Heller commented that the artistic ...

This expansion can crack pipes if there’s nowhere for the water to go, which is why experts recommend leaving faucets dripping during freezing temperatures. Drip both hot and cold water ...

But the administration said that only the original memo calling for the freeze had been rescinded — not its effort to review federal spending. Details about the rescinded order were spelled out ...

The Nazis’ hateful language was not limited to Europe. Fritz Kuhn, a German Nazi activist, served in the late 1930s and early 1940s as leader of the German American Bund, an organization of ethnic ...

Minutes before the freeze was set to take effect ... Others packed their children’s favorite stuffed animals or treasured works of art. Three weeks after the blazes destroyed their homes ...