Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A reader asks Answer Man what animals do about water, nutrients and waste while hibernating. ASHEVILLE - Today's burning question ...

A study published last week in the journal Philosophical Transactions found that fructose intake fuels obesity and conditions such as diabetes and fatty liver disease. The World Health Organization ...

Thirteen-lined gray squirrels and other hibernating mammals could provide genetics clues about the onset and treatment of human obesity. Hibernation is one of nature’s strangest quirks, inducing bears ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Lots of arctic animals, including bears, woodchucks and chipmunks, hibernate through the cold winter ...

Scientists have long known that birds use our trash to build their nests. Researchers have found bird nests that incorporate ...

In the world of science, a slumbering lemur is something to get excited about. More than slumbering — a lemur in hibernation. In March, scientists working at the Duke Lemur Center announced in Nature ...

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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 solution to difficult problems. In this case, ...

In the same way a bear instinctively lowers its body temperature to survive the winter's chill, scientists have discovered a groundbreaking method to control human body temperature—potentially saving ...

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 ...

Imagine you’re an astronaut taking a trip into outer space. Only it’s not a short jaunt to the Moon. Instead, your trip will last 120 years. To get there you’d need to drastically reduce your body’s ...

ASHEVILLE - Today's burning question is about hibernation, the need for water and other less savory biological processes. Got a question for Answer Man or Answer Woman? Email Interim Executive Editor ...