Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel in grass, Leelanau State Park, Michigan. (Credit: Jim McKinley via Getty Images) For six to eight ...

It’s common knowledge that animals who hibernate such as bears and ground squirrels, reduce their energy demands and use their fat reserves to meet their energy needs until spring. Yet, it has been a ...

Ground squirrels spend the end of summer gorging on food, preparing for hibernation. They need to store a lot of energy as fat, which becomes their primary fuel source underground in their hibernation ...

The team is led by Dr. Kelly Drew and her students from the University of Alaska. She is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry and was also awarded NASA Space Grant. Over 200 students and faculty ...

The thirteen-lined squirrel, aptly named for the thirteen stripes on its back, spends much of its time above ground dodging angry humans. But for several months of the year, it gets a reprieve: Like ...

Arctic ground squirrels are unique among mammals. Their ability to keep from freezing even when body temperatures dip below that mark on the thermometer enables them to survive extreme winter climates ...

New research analyzes more than 25 years of climate and biological data. The findings include shorter hibernation periods in arctic ground squirrels, as well as differences between male and female ...

The thirteen-lined ground squirrel doesn’t drink during its winter hibernation, even though systems throughout its body are crying out for water. Madeleine Junkins and colleagues now show that the ...

Hibernating ground squirrels stay in shape by recycling urea, the main compound in urine, with the help of their gut microbes. When animals hibernate, they enter a state of suspended animation, ...

Understanding how hibernation affects neurons sheds light on how neurons adapt to changing states and can inform treatment strategies for conditions in which neurons are damaged or impaired. In a new ...