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

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 ...

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 ...

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

A bear that had pioneering brain surgery to save his life has emerged from semi-hibernation "looking brilliant, happy and ...

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

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 ...

Vets feared if they didn't operate before he went into torpor (a winter dormancy similar to hibernation) he might not wake up again. Image: The op had only been done once before. Pic: Hanna ...