Hibernation is an intricate process where an animal’s body shuts down almost completely in the winter and reactivates in the ...

Prior research has shown that the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, which lives on the North American plains, hibernates from six to eight months every year during the winter. Research has also ...

As winter approaches and the temperature drops to -30C across parts of Canada, the thirteen-lined ground squirrel nestles one-metre underground in a grass-lined burrow for six months of the year.

The study, which was conducted in the 13-lined ground squirrel and rats, may represent a possible surgery-free strategy for managing cataracts, a common cause of vision loss. The study published ...