Many insects hibernate during the winter just like mammals do, although the process for these bugs looks a little different.

When winter arrives, animals have two main choices: sleep more or shut down almost completely until spring. You’ve probably ...

As one of the northernmost states, Maine experiences some of the harshest winters in the country. Northern Maine sees ...

You may think you've perfected the art of the wintertime nap - especially after a big holiday meal - but the true professionals are already seriously sacked out. Tucked beneath trees and dug deep into ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – While not many of the animals you’ll see at the zoo will end up hibernating, because that would make for a boring zoo, those who work there like the zoo’s Veterinarian Dr.

When the nights get long and the days are cold and gray, bears find a den out in the woods to settle down for a long winter snooze. But with the deepest part of winter upon us, not all bears are ...

As October wanes, it’s time for Wyoming’s grizzlies to start settling into their winter dens for hibernation. But, biologists say don’t assume it’s ...

Hedgehogs are going into hibernation in the coming weeks and households with gardens may be able to help protect the ...

Biologically speaking, it is normal, and even critical, for nature to do more during the brighter months and to do less ...

Improved organ transplantation, enhanced anorexia treatments and even the possibility of sending people deeper into space — Yale researchers believe that studying animals’ natural processes, like ...