We got the call on Saturday evening that this bear was curled up on the middle of the road and somebody shooed it off the ...

Fat Bear Week started Wednesday, that glorious autumn tradition when anyone with an internet connection can vote for the plumpest brown bear in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. Last year, more than ...

Hibernating bears can’t help us escape long plane flights or unforgiving winters — but they may help us prevent blood clots. The bears, during hibernation, prevent blood clots in their own bodies by ...

The incredible ability of bears to hibernate for months at a time has inspired some interesting lines of research around how their secrets might benefit human health, and among them is a focus on ...

Mark the bear, who used to live at a restaurant in Albania, is competing in his first March Napness competition with FOUR PAWS Courtesy of FOUR PAWS While basketball fans prepare for March Madness, ...

PLAINVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) – A family discovered a black bear hibernating under the deck in their backyard. They’ve named it “Marty” and welcome it to stay, as long as the animal is a respectful tenant.

Utah biologists took an expedition over the weekend into remote areas of the mountains to check on the condition of hibernating bears. They wanted to see if the bears had babies, check on their health ...

Scientists at the University of Utah are looking at how bears and other mammals hibernate in an effort to find genetic clues for combating human obesity and related diseases. By finding the right ...

It’s impressive enough that bears can go for months without food or water, hibernating in a low-energy state called torpor to get through the winter. “[Brown] bears hibernate for almost half a year — ...

A family in Connecticut recently discovered a black bear hibernating underneath their deck, and they were able to capture the animal on video. On Dec. 30, Plainville-resident Vincent Dashukewich and ...

Clusters of genes found in humans match those that hibernating animals like mice use to power down during lean times, a new study has found. Because those genes are correlated with the parts of the ...