A trope in science fiction is for advanced space missions to use suspended animation for long space missions. In fiction, they usually assume that suspended animation stops aging. This will be full on ...

Animals that hibernate in winter use fascinating survival strategies. Discover 7 famous creatures, from bears to frogs, that ...

In the same way a bear instinctively lowers its body temperature to survive the winter's chill, scientists have discovered a groundbreaking method to control human body temperature—potentially saving ...

During frigid winter months when food supplies are scarce and survival becomes a struggle, some creatures unleash a natural superpower to withstand the energy bottleneck: hibernation. Amidst the chill ...

January ushers in more than just winter. It is the season of the four “tions”: brumation, hibernation, migration and ...

A trio of researchers, two with Universidad Austral de Chile, and one with Universidad Católica de Chile, has found that a gram of hibernating bat has a similar metabolism to a gram of hibernating ...

It's that time of the year when hibernating animals are waking up from their winter hibernation, hungry and ready to eat and get back to living. In Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, one black bear ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." During frigid winter months when food supplies are scarce and survival becomes a struggle, some creatures ...

When the cold and dark winter is setting in, some of us envy animals that can hibernate. This long, deep rest is an example of how nature develops clever solution to difficult problems. In this case, ...

The thirteen-lined ground squirrel doesn’t drink during its winter hibernation, even though systems throughout its body are crying out for water. Madeleine Junkins and colleagues now show that the ...

When the cold and dark winter is setting in, some of us envy animals that can hibernate. This long, deep rest is an example of how nature develops clever solution to difficult problems. In this case, ...