The thick conifers (left) in this forest may provide Blue Jays with shelter, while the deciduous trees (foreground) may offer woodpecker holes for chickadees and other small birds. BILL DANIELSON / ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over many of the past several years it seems as though winter really gets started around early January. Well, that’s not the case ...

The climate is warming overall, but our cold spells seem worse than ever. That’s because a warming Arctic alters the jet stream that used to protect us from Arctic blasts, which now spill farther into ...

Over many of the past several years it seems as though winter really gets started around early January. Well, that’s not the case this year, as we have been in full winter mode since mid-November.

Gardening Ask the gardener: These shrubs and berries can help birds survive the winter Our feathered friends must rely on whatever food and nesting sites they can find, supplemented by bird feeders ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tit perches on an ice-covered viburnum branch in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 15, 2026. Birds have a big advantage over us: ...