Hibernation is a fascinating survival strategy used by certain animals to endure harsh environmental conditions, primarily during the winter months. This natural phenomenon allows animals to conserve ...

As spring temperatures rise, turtles are emerging from their winter hibernation in Indiana, and residents are encouraged to ...

The masked shrew, a tiny mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains, shrinks its body and braincase during winter to conserve energy ...

When hibernating animals prepare for winter, their metabolism slows down, their sex drive wanes and they sleep in dens, surviving till spring on fat reserves. The theory that seasonal depression ...

MISSOURI, USA — Missouri's more than 1,000 black bears are starting to end their winter hibernation and roam the state in ...

Newly published research from UNC Greensboro biology professor Dr. Bryan McLean and colleagues shows that the masked shrew, a ...

Along with longer days, snow melt, and milder temperatures, spring also brings the emergence of Minnesota’s black bears after ...

Newly published research shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains, shrinks its body and braincase to conserve energy during winter months.

Credit: Duke Lemur Center The fat-tail dwarf lemur is one of the only primates that hibernate for the winter. A new study published in ... So we knew that telomere elongation was possible in some ...

Boston Divito saw a troubling sight on the playground back in December; a few of his classmates were abusing a Garter Snake ...