GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — One of the first signs of early spring in cold climates is the appearance of “snow fleas.” The tiny bugs appear clinging to the top of the snowpack. Also known as ...

We take a look at two animals and an insect for clues to how life in the wild makes it through a long, cold winter in Northern Michigan. Hibernation? Forgettaboudit. Surviving the bitter cold of ...

Long before any rumblings of global warming surfaced, winter thaws gladdened the hearts of frozen residents of the Inland Northwest, and early fur trade journals record wild swings in temperature that ...

My hope was that I'd finally be able to write that spring-time article. You know, the one about unfolding blossoms, green shoots, and trees budding out into young leaves. Instead, our endless winter ...