It all happens during hibernation, said lead author Marina Blanco of Duke. When winter sets in in the wild, dwarf lemurs ...

A tiny primate from Madagascar, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur, has an amazing ability—it can slow down cellular aging while it ...

From the bumblebee bat to the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, here are eight of the world's smallest mammals who thrive in a world ...

Discover how hibernating lemurs turn back time on a molecular level, helping scientists better understand cellular aging.

LEMURS may hold the answer to reverse ageing, stunned scientists have claimed. The cute creatures have a mysterious secret enabling them to turn back the clock on cellular ageing. And it may ...

A new study from Duke University and the University of California, San Francisco, reveals that these lemurs can lengthen ...

Dwarf lemurs, however, have a way to extend their telomeres. A study published in the journal Biology Letters suggests that ...

We're all familiar with the outward signs of aging. The face that greets you in the mirror each morning may have sagging skin ...

A hamster-sized primate from Madagascar, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur is our closest genetic relative known to hibernate. They also tend to live longer than you’d expect given their size. New research ...

Bob Dylan's earliest demo recording is set to go under the hammer. The singer - whose biopic is contender for Oscar glory on Sunday - is said to have recorded the tape live at New York's Gaslight Café ...

It’s truly an impressive feat of evolution. The Pygmy Mouse Lemur, also known as Microcebus myoxinus, is a tiny but fascinating creature inhabiting Madagascar’s forests. Despite its small size, this ...