Groundhog Day is Sunday, Feb. 2. The answer is in his name. The groundhog is known as Punxsutawney Phil, because the town where the Groundhog Day tradition originated is called Punxsutawney, ...

About 30,000 people are expected to visit Pennsylvania to see if the groundhog sees his shadow.

Satellite-based wind data are among the most important information contributing to the accuracy of global weather prediction ...

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.

A famous annual weather prediction will be made on Sunday morning by a unique figure, a rodent with a pretty poor track record. Groundhog Day on February 2nd marks the day that Punxsutawney Phil will ...

NOAA set a few ground rules. The groundhogs and "alternative groundhogs" must have been prognosticating for at least 20 years and must also have been active as of Feb. 2, 2024. The competitors ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is stepping in to defend Punxsutawney Phil after PETA called to replace the beloved animal—and ...

Lipton Hard Iced Tea is commemorating this year's Groundhog Day with a 9-foot-tall 'Can Daddy' statue made entirely of tea cans ...

PETA activists are calling for Punxsutawney Phil, the region’s fluffiest weather predictor, to be replaced with a vegan “weather reveal cake” during ...

The nine-foot-tall groundhog statue made out of 6,000 Lipton Hard Iced Tea cans was built to launch the brand's 12-pack cans of its Citrus Green Tea Flavor.

German immigrants continued that tradition in Pennsylvania but swapped the hedgehog for a groundhog. Over time, the tradition ...

The EcoTarium, a science and nature museum in Worcester, will be hosting its third consecutive Groundhog Day event on Sunday.