Surviving extreme conditions in nature is no easy feat. Many species of mammals rely on special adaptations called daily ...

To buffer against these challenges, hummingbirds use a process called torpor, a sort of overnight hibernation. In new research published this week, Shayne R. Halter, a Ph.D. candidate at The ...

Cinnamon and Louie, the bears at the California Living Museum, have awoken from their torpor. Officials with the California ...

The drop in body temperature that occurs during a torpid state is linked to molecular markers of longer life in mice.

Now, his group explores how the brains of animals initiate and regulate torpor and hibernation, and how the cells of hibernators withstand colder temperatures. During prolonged periods of food ...

Boki has lost 30kg and will need a bit of feeding up but zookeepers say he's looking great five months on from the procedure.

We’re all familiar with the outward signs of aging, such as sagging skin or thinning hair. But many age-related changes start ...

Discover how black bears, raccoons, and opossums survive Michigan’s frost — through torpor, denning and foraging.

Surviving extreme conditions in nature is no easy feat. Many species of mammals rely on special adaptations called daily torpor and hibernation to endure periods of scarcity. These states of dormancy ...

A brown bear which underwent pioneering, life-saving brain surgery in October has emerged from semi-hibernation "looking ...