Copperhead snakes and other reptiles brumate, The Charlotte Observer previously reported. Like hibernation, this dormant ...

Research into hibernating animals reveals that memory lives in the cell and life is defined by the persistence of embodied ...

Some mammals hibernate to survive in winter, but the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) employs Dehnel's phenomenon to get ...

Grégory Bulté was snorkelling in the cold waters of Ontario's Opinicon Lake when he noticed the first dead turtle.

Of course groundhogs – also known as woodchucks – don’t emerge at this time just to be furry weather predictors. So what’s ...

Every Feb. 2, Americans turn to a groundhog to see whether winter will stick around. But Groundhog Day is about much more ...

Deep space travel has a biology problem. Human bodies are built for a narrow band of temperatures, gravity and radiation, yet any realistic journey to Mars or beyond would subject astronauts to months ...

Unlike bears, groundhogs are true hibernators. During hibernation, they don’t eat and rely on the fat stores they have built ...

If you enjoy money, tequila and saving the planet, you should also be asking this question. Concerningly, the most recent ...

Most of us slip into hibernation for the winter months, but by the time spring and summer come around, it feels like we have to do an intense overhaul to feel our best.

Five days isolated in complete darkness retunes the senses. Scientist Kiana Aran explains how sensors help to share the ...