Now, his group explores how the brains of animals initiate and regulate torpor and hibernation, and how the cells of hibernators withstand colder temperatures. During prolonged periods of food ...

Hummingbirds apparently adjust their use of torpor to wake up in the morning with a minimum fat reserve that allows for survival on a day-to-day basis in an uncertain environment. The research ...

This wee thing is hibernating in a state of self-preservation called "torpor." This involves reducing a body temperature to almost a freezing level. Then, too, bats can reduce their heart rate − ...

Though in the Winter we don’t see much of them as they’ve gone into torpor. Each bears weighs about a 1,000 lbs. in this state, but they’ll emerge from their winter slumber looking a lot ...