A new Linux kernel patch lets you cancel the process of your machine going into hibernation, but the bigger context of the ...

Humans did not evolve to hibernate for many reasons. But genes from our ancient ancestors may mean that the possibility is within us. In fact, human hibernation could help advance medical and ...

You know that feeling you get at work every day around 1 p.m.? That feeling that comes after a morning dealing with cranky ...

When the cold and dark winter is setting in, some of us envy animals that can hibernate. This long, deep rest is an example of how nature develops clever solutions to difficult problems. In this case, ...

Until very recently, everything we knew about bear hibernation could be fairly well captured in a single sentence: We’re pretty sure they do it. They disappear into dens for months at a time, they ...

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Hibernation is an adaptation found in many creatures that helps them survive cold and dark winters when resources are unpredictable or insufficient. During hibernation, many mammals and birds turn ...