This process is called hibernation. It is particularly common in small mammals like mice, hedgehogs and bats. Larger animals don't tend to hibernate, with the exception of brown bears. Some insects ...

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The 21-month trip to Mars poses a litany of problems, particularly keeping people healthy. Could hibernation be an answer?

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New research on bat hibernation mechanisms reveals potential applications for human space travel and medical procedures, ...

New research has found hedgehogs living in the same, semi-rural area have wide variation in hibernation timing and pattern, ...

Hedgehogs living in the same semi-rural area show remarkable variation in their hibernation timing and patterns.