“Our findings suggest that hibernating animals do not simply tolerate muscle damage during winter. Instead, they actively ...

Skeletal muscle stem cells in hibernating Syrian hamsters preserve their ability to function by suppressing their activation during the hibernation period, a research team led by Hiroshima University ...

But no creature is more tied to the image of a long, cozy winter than hibernating bears all snuggled up in their dens. This ...

The “superpowers” of hibernating animals are also present in human DNA, according to a pair of recent studies that provide clues to unlocking this potential and opening the door for new diabetes and ...

During frigid winter months when food supplies are scarce and survival becomes a struggle, some creatures unleash a natural superpower to withstand the energy bottleneck: hibernation. Amidst the chill ...

A trope in science fiction is for advanced space missions to use suspended animation for long space missions. In fiction, they usually assume that suspended animation stops aging. This will be full on ...

Believed to be a mother bear and her two cubs, the trio were captured in an Instagram video.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clusters of genes found in humans match those that hibernating animals like mice use to power down during lean times, a new study ...

Hibernating animals are known to maintain their muscle mass during periods of hibernation, despite the lack of food during these periods. Typically, skeletal muscle undergoes severe atrophy and ...

Skeletal muscle stem cells in hibernating Syrian hamsters preserve their ability to function by suppressing their activation during the hibernation period, a research team led by Hiroshima University ...