Female bats have the incredible physiological ability to control when they get pregnant. They mate at the end of the summer, ...

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

Bats can hibernate for up to eight months to get through the long and cold winters in the north. Here, we try to understand the characteristics of winter hibernation. Bats rely on their fat reserves ...

As humans, would we ever think of giving up eating, drinking, or even staying awake for months on end to survive a harsh cold ...

In order to survive the winter months, bats must hibernate ... weather in the south of Portugal is interfering with bat hibernation. They do not know if this will have negative impacts on bat ...

Snow is magical stuff, transforming the plainest of landscapes into a beautiful wonderland. But for animals, snow is generally a problem. It blocks access to food on the ground. It makes travelling on ...

During the winter, tree-dwelling bats are gone ... so they sometimes don't hibernate until December — and when they do, they're more likely to hibernate in people's homes.

Salthaven West Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Centre cares for bats during the winter, but this is its first time ...

Hedgehogs, dormice and bats are the only species in the UK that fully hibernate, with the little creatures building up fat ...