Some creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature — a strategy called heterothermy — and outlast storms, ...

Hummingbirds use the hibernation-like state of torpor in varying ways, depending on their physical condition and what is happening in their environment, according to new research. Hummingbirds have ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Small mammals ectothermic at birth become endothermic when they weigh only 20-50% of adult body mass. Juveniles of several species show torpor ...

While many mammals hibernate or go into a state of torpor during the winter, the deer like these one at a ground feeding area can be found roaming around all season. Other active animals during winter ...

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

Nature is often the best model for science. For nearly a century, scientists have been trying to recreate the ability of some mammals and birds to survive extreme environmental conditions for brief or ...

Torpor is a strange phenomenon. When it happens in animals, everything—their metabolism, heart rate, body temperature—slows to a creep. It’s a type of hibernation that, when I was a student, set in ...

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 ...

Here at Something Wild, we’ve been thinking a lot about winter and the different strategies animals use to get through these cold, harsh months. There are quite a few techniques to survive winter if ...

While people in the Northeast are the ones bearing the brunt of another snowstorm, the rest of the country is still experiencing winter weather. Parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northwest are ...

Spacework proposes the development of an advanced habitat system for transporting crews between the Earth and Mars. This new and innovative habitat design is capable of cycling the crew through ...

Researchers from Western Sydney University have led a pioneering new study, finding that flying-foxes, the largest of the bats, use torpor in the wild—a vital energy-saving state previously observed ...