Single gene responsible for hibernation in mammals, study finds - The gene is present in all mammals and the study reveals ...

For a bear, Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park in Alaska is like one of those conveyor-belt sushi restaurants. During the summer months, diners are treated to a seemingly endless supply of salmon.

As the days continue to get shorter, scientists have made a significant discovery in understanding exactly what makes mammals ...

Some bears hibernate in hollowed out tree-trunks. Some take a months-long rest beneath thick brambles and brush. Others dig into the hills to forge snug dens. And still others discover caves to hide ...

There are times when hibernating would be useful, like surgery or space travel, and we’re getting closer to being able to do so on demand in humans. Scientists have now demonstrated a way to induce a ...

Hibernating common eastern bumblebee queens survived for a week while submerged underwater in a lab. Rhododendrites via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Bumblebees may be more resilient than ...

The zoo wrote on social media, "These silly boys and the black bears are entering torpor season, a winter sleep where they ...

Imagine going to sleep for months at a time and then waking up just in time to land on Mars. Hibernation is second nature to bears and other mammals…but there’s no reason humans can’t do it too.

If you are at least marginally interested in sci-fi literature and movies, then you probably know that in these works of fiction space travel is possible for humans generally in two ways: either ...

USDA's Nov WASDE has piled bearish sentiment on the global wheat market, and the canola/rapeseed production outlook is also ...