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One might think that the polar bear would be an ideal candidate for hibernation because it has to endure such long and harsh ...

The days are getting shorter, the temperatures are dropping. Numerous animals are migrating south, others are seeking their ...

Experts say warmer weather is also affecting the hibernation patterns of bears, which can weigh 1,100 pounds and outrun a ...

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 ...

The word is that when the nights get long and the days are cold and gray, bears find a den out in the woods to settle down for a long winter snooze. But with the deepest part of winter upon us, not ...

Bats modify their red blood cells to become thicker and more rigid when they hibernate – and if we can figure out how, people might one day be able to copy the process for medical treatments or ...

It's after 8 p.m. on a rainy summer evening in 2024 and most of the diurnal animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo have tucked in for the night. But the zoo is far from quiet. Visitors still walk the zoo ...

The winter months bring in colder weather in Arizona and, with it, a wave of animals that migrate through the Copper State. The snow and cold temperatures in places near Flagstaff and Pinetop-Lakeside ...

The bears have been bringing joy to visitors for another year, and it's almost time for them to take a long winter's nap.