Snakes are ectothermic reptiles. This means they don’t maintain their own body temperature. Instead, their body temperature ...

Some take a completely different path– they slow everything down and enter a deep, energy-saving state that helps them ride out the toughest part of the year. Hibernation isn’t just about sleep. It’s ...

Unlike some animals that enter deep hibernation, squirrels experience a lighter form of winter dormancy. Tree squirrels, such as gray squirrels, do not hibernate at all but instead rely on stored food ...

Researchers have demonstrated that inducing a kind of hibernation state could help protect organs from damage when blood circulation is stopped during surgery. The technique slows down the ...

If we could better control our own metabolisms and learn the secrets of eliminating uncomfortable urges in a partial hibernation state, spaceflight could carry us farther. “This is a very hot ...

The authors write that the state is controlled by the central nervous system. So the idea goes that targeting the hypothalamus, which controls the nervous system, could potentially induce hibernation.

The concept of hibernation for space travel is not new, but this research could make it viable. Imagine a future where astronauts go into a state similar to hibernation during long missions.

In this state, I’m told the squirrels still breathe two or three times per minute, but despite squinting to catch the animal in my hand mid-inhalation, I cannot see its chest rise or fall.

Inducing hibernation-like state in mice can protect organs during heart surgery Date: November 17, 2022 Source: RIKEN Summary: Researchers have developed a new method of protecting organs during ...

Bears have been emerging from hibernation earlier in recent years, and biologists are asking Vermonters to take down bird feeders, secure garbage and put up electric fencing. As bears emerge from ...

Although many people refer to it as "hibernation," that isn't really what bears do, Crawford explained. Rather, they enter a state called "torpor," which is not as deep a sleep as hibernation.

As bears emerge from hibernation, state urges precautions Vermont Public | By Lexi Krupp Published March 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM EDT ...