Why don't hibernating bears get osteoporosis?
Scientists look to bears' genes for answers
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White-nose syndrome has decimated three species of North American bats
Northern long-eared bat, little brown bat, and tricolored bat populations have declined by 90 percent
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An ecological trap exposes many bats to a deadly fungus
White-nose syndrome thrives in the warm roosts that bats prefer to sleep in
Did humans ever hibernate to survive harsh winters?
Fossil evidence from Spain suggests early humans may have hibernated for up to four months at a time
Cold-sensing neurons help tell animals when to hibernate
This brings new insight into how mammals and birds survive frigid winters
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Don't feed the bears. It shortens their telomeres
Bears that get food from humans hibernate less, which has molecular repercussions
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Shrews change size with the seasons. Could we do it too?
The environmental case for smaller, more adaptive humans