Hibernation is a fascinating survival strategy used by certain animals to endure harsh environmental conditions, primarily ...

Studying how these distant primate relatives slow aging during hibernation may reveal new strategies for supporting healthy ...

For example, this winter’s emergence video from Yellowstone shows a mother black bear, still groggy and adjusting to the daylight, gingerly leaving her den. Welcoming the spring sun, she reveals her ...

Hibernation is an adaptation that allows an animal to escape cold weather and food shortages over winter. This is an example of dormancy associated with mammals. Hibernation can be either ...

The cold, dark winter months can make it difficult for animals to find food and water. Hibernation helps some animals survive this time. These animals become inactive to save energy. An animal in ...

LaFrance said a bear is kicked out of the bracket after waking from hibernation and remaining active for at least five days. "When animals, especially bears, hibernate, they can actually wake up ...

Scientists announced they induced a state of artificial hibernation in mice, potentially paving the way for humans to one day go into some sort of hibernation for space exploration. Researchers ...