hibernation
A Modest Proposal: We Should Hibernate Through the Rest of the Pandemic
We are about to face a very bleak winter due to COVID-19. If we could induce torpor in humans, we could sleep through the whole thing.
These Alligators Have Gone Into Deep-Freeze Mode
As temperatures in North Carolina dropped this week, some residents appeared frozen in ice.
Microdosing Mushrooms Could Make You More Creative
It improves two types of thinking important for creativity.
It’s Big Boy Season: Vote for the Fattest Bear
For brown bears, the fatter the better, because body fat means strong chances of winter survival.
These Gators Didn't Give a Shit About Being Frozen Alive in the Bomb Cyclone
Proving once again that they're metal as hell.
Tracking Grizzly Bears With a Smartphone App in Northern Alberta
Grizz Tracker is helping scientists collect data on Alberta’s grizzly bears.
Why Does Hibernating Make Animals Tired?
Hibernation tires animals out, because it may be more like wakefulness than previously thought.
A Brief History of Cryosleep
How scientists are trying to make humans hibernate, and the real science behind one of science fiction's favorite tropes.
Hungry Polar Bears Are Getting Screwed by Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice
Scientists thought hungry polar bears went into 'walking hibernation' if they couldn't find food — but new research says that's not the case.
Why Don't Humans Hibernate? One Doctor Says There Is No Reason We Can't
Dr. Rob Henning and his team in the Netherlands are working on a way to induce hibernation, making surgery safer and slowing disease.
A Treatment for Alzheimer's Might Lie in the Brains of Hibernating Bears
When mammals emerge from hibernation, a protein called RBM3 helps to regenerate connections between dormant brain cells — a process which scientists have now been able to simulate in laboratory mice.
Things to Do When Snow Traps You in a Car for Two Months
Always carry more tapes in your car than just 'Tutti Frutti' and brush up on your science.