A wildlife expert and a meteorologist weigh in on Punxsutawney Phil’s weather-forecasting abilities—though he is on the money ...

The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s.

You don't want to miss these fascinating facts about Groundhog Day and the furry critters that we celebrate every February.

Even though the Staten Island celebrity is the best animal prognosticator in the business, Chuck doesn’t let it go to his ...

We catch up with gardener Jeff Permar, who caught an opportunistic groundhog stealing his vegetables and turned him into an internet sensation.

Groundhog Day on Staten Island was once again a massive success, as Staten Island Chuck was greeted by over 150 fans.

French Creek Freddie did not see his shadow, predicting an early spring. More than 600 people attended the annual Groundhog ...

As human-caused changes in habitat — development and redevelopment, pesticides and pollution, forest fires and flooding — become ever more widespread and intense, such encounters will become more freq ...

Groundhog Day is almost here and although we do not have groundhogs in the Treasure State we do have some close relatives like the marmot, ground squirrels and prairie dogs.

What we didn’t see was a lot of plucky upstarts—the indie bakeries and quirky neighborhood restaurants that make a city feel ...

So which groundhogs have proven to be the most accurate prognosticators of an early spring or six more weeks of winter?