Some common signs of aging include thinning hair and wrinkled skin, but before they even show up on our faces, […] ...

Metabolism is known to be linked to lifespan in some species, though it remains unclear how this effect is mediated. Here they show that reduced pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) activity lowers ...

You’ll notice the first flowers poking out of the ground and trees starting to bud. Also, many animals who spent the cold months in hibernation are finally waking up. Hibernation is a survival ...

In any case, as nocturnal, hibernating animals, they make unsuitable companions, despite a gentle nature and a disinclination to bite. Yet it’s possible that the bygone pet-dormouse habit may have led ...

Welcome to 10 Animals That Hibernate! Torpidity occurs as creatures decelerate their cardiac rhythm and metabolic processes, diminishing energy expenditure. Typically unfolding amid winter’s scarcity ...

Instead of focusing on the supply of oxygen, they want to quickly reduce the amount of oxygen cells need to survive by artificially inducing a hibernation state. Animals have evolved to hibernate ...

Small wonder that SAD sufferers compare their condition to hibernation. When hibernating animals prepare for winter, their metabolism slows down, their sex drive wanes and they sleep in dens ...

Mammals have a range of responses to weather events. Hibernating animals like bears may become restless or even end their hibernation early if warmer weather patterns emerge suddenly. On the other ...

Remarkably, some animals have found ways to temporarily reverse this process. One such example is the fat-tailed dwarf lemur of Madagascar. This small, hamster-sized primate can actually slow or even ...

LaFrance said a bear is kicked out of the bracket after waking from hibernation and remaining active for at least five days. "When animals, especially bears, hibernate, they can actually wake up ...

And entering a hibernation-like state could work better ... which is common in animals and in which body temperature and energy use drops. Ageing is a complex phenomenon that we’re just starting ...

Now, US-based retiree David Tan spends his time transporting rescue animals from kill shelters to prospective foster homes across the US. The 70-year-old Singaporean is one of over 6,000 volunteer ...