Kids in the Elmira area can spend a day of their upcoming winter break learning how animals spend their winters. Tanglewood ...

January often feels like a month when we should be hibernating, emulating a dormouse or a hedgehog and tucking ourselves up ...

There's plenty to keep families entertained in Kent this February half-term. From the enjoyable stroll through one of our county's stunning parks to outdoor playgrounds, Kent has a lot to offer when ...

Cold Waves in the Rainforest: What They Mean for Wild Animals Jan. 30, 2025 — It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically.

In wintertime, certain animals go into a state of suspended animation known as hibernation, which allows them to sleep through the colder months. Many science fiction tropes imagine worlds where ...

Welcome to 10 Animals That Hibernate! Torpidity occurs as creatures decelerate their cardiac rhythm and metabolic processes, diminishing energy expenditure. Typically unfolding amid winter’s scarcity ...

Improved organ transplantation, enhanced anorexia treatments and even the possibility of sending people deeper into space — Yale researchers believe that studying animals’ natural processes, like ...

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, ...

Yes, alligators sleep, but do they hibernate? Hibernation is a process we often associate with mammals and other warm-blooded animals. Animals use hibernation as a means of energy conservation to ...

During the research, the team discovered that simultaneous, recurrent firing of these neurons in mice produces a torpor-like state, similar to that of animals in hibernation, characterized by ...

During the research, the team discovered that simultaneous, recurrent firing of these neurons in mice produces a torpor-like state, similar to that of animals in hibernation, characterized by ...

The agency directed pet food manufacturers to consider the risk of bird flu in their required food safety plans, including adding a step to cook animal products like milk, meat or eggs ...